It tells of his ascension to his highest position in his last 40's, only to resign that position less than two years later to become a private tutor to Plinio's son, Tito.  
In this novel the protagonist's student writings include "The Rainmaker," "The Father Confessor," and "The Indian Life."  His school friends included Carlo Ferromonte, Plinio Designori, and Fritz Tegularius.  It tells of his ascension to his highest position in his last 40's, only to resign that position less than two years later to become a private tutor to Plinio's son, Tito.  However, soon after beginning to teach Tito, the protagonist drowns in an icy lake.  FTP, name this work, centering on Joseph Knecht, Magister Ludi of Castalia, the last novel by Herman Hesse.
In this novel the protagonist's student writings include "The Rainmaker," "The Father Confessor," and "The Indian Life."  
The Glass Bead Game (accept early Magister Ludi)