This novel ends with a trio of chapters in which a self-sacrificing rainmaker, a hermit, and a fratricidal Indian Prince named Dasa represent reincarnations of its protagonist.
This novel ends with a trio of chapters in which a self-sacrificing rainmaker, a hermit, and a fratricidal Indian Prince named Dasa represent reincarnations of its protagonist. Its introduction describes a time characterized by the popularity of articles about things like "The Favorite Dishes of the Composer Rossini", called "the Age of the Feuilleton". This novel's protagonist befriends Father Jacobus at Mariafels and accedes to a position last held by (*) Thomas van der Trave. Its protagonist, who drowns in a mountain lake while tutoring the son of his friend Plino Designori, is recruited by the Music Master to attend the school of Waldzell in the futuristic country of Castalia. For 10 points, name this Hermann Hesse novel in which Joseph Knecht gains the title of Magister Ludi by mastering the title activity.
This novel ends with a trio of chapters in which a self-sacrificing rainmaker, a hermit, and a fratricidal Indian Prince named Dasa represent reincarnations of its protagonist.
The Glass Bead Game [or Das Glasperlenspiel; accept Magister Ludi until it is read]