«The Glass Bead Game» in German with a Parallel Translation

Book The Glass Bead Game (Das Glasperlenspiel) in German
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Original title: 
Das Glasperlenspiel
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Language: 
German
Difficulty: 
C1
Year: 
1943
Number of pages: 
441

The Glass Bead Game is the latest Herman Hesse's novel. First published in 1943. This book brought Herman Hesse the Nobel Prize in Literature. The story is set in the distant future. The story is told by a historian writing a biography of the main character. The best minds united in the fictional state of Castalia. The main achievement of the people of Castalia is the bead game. But what are the rules of this game?