Magister Ludi Author:Hermann Hesse This is Hesse's last and greatest work, which won for him the Nobel Prize for Literature. Described as "sublime" by Thomas Mann, admired by André Gide and T.S. Eliot, it is considered one of the important novels of the 20th century. Originally published in German as 'Das Glasperlenspiel' and recently published in a new translation as 'The Glass ... more »Bead Game,' it is better known in English as MAGISTER LUDI. This new translation is as majestic and contemporary as it's content. The award-winning translators, Richard and Clara Winston, have captured Hermann Hesse at the height of his creative and prophetic powers, and this book is the key to a full understanding of his thought. (Back cover)« less