That story was written by this novel's protagonist as one of three biographies of his past incarnations.
One character in this novel delivers a speech explaining his private associations of the smell of an elder twig, a particular Schubert song, and the coming of spring. In a story within this novel, an ancient matriarchic society is plagued by a shower of shooting stars and a drought, which leads the title shaman to sacrifice himself. That story was written by this novel's protagonist as one of three biographies of his past incarnations. The frivolous modern era is described as the "Age of Feuilleton" by a historian in this novel named Plinius Ziegenhalss. The protagonist of this novel befriends a character based on Friedrich Nietzsche named Fritz Tegularius while studying at Waldzell and mastering a pursuit that Plinio Designori attacks for being cut off from the world. For 10 points, name this novel set in Castalia in which Joseph Knecht becomes Magister Ludi by Hermann Hesse.
One character in this novel delivers a speech explaining his private associations of the smell of an elder twig, a particular Schubert song, and the coming of spring.
The Glass-Bead Game [or Der Glasperlenspiel; accept Magister Ludi before mentioned]