The protagonist debates lifestyles with the future politician Plinio Designori as he begins his career at the school Waldzell after being recruited by the Music Master.
One story repeated in this book tells of a self-loathing Christian hermit who seeks a confessor only to find that the confessor he looks for has been seeking him. Another parable centers on a prince who becomes a cowherd after his brother usurps his kingdom. One set of institutions in this book evolved as part of an attempt to escape from the "Age of the Feuilleton" and the conflicts that came with it. The protagonist debates lifestyles with the future politician Plinio Designori as he begins his career at the school Waldzell after being recruited by the Music Master. That protagonist later learns Chinese from Elder Brother in a bamboo grove and studies with the historian Father Jacobus at Mariafels monastery. The protagonist then returns to Castalia to take on a destined role. For 10 points, identify this Hermann Hesse novel in which Joseph Knecht becomes the master of the titular game.
One story repeated in this book tells of a self-loathing Christian hermit who seeks a confessor only to find that the confessor he looks for has been seeking him.
The Glass-Bead Game [or Magister Ludi or Das Glasperlenspiel]