by Hermann Hesse · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429726565
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«El joc de les granisses» is the novel by Hermann Hesse, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (416 pages, in Catalan).
The action takes place in the mythical Castalia around the year 2400, where a game synthesizes all the contents and values of culture and aims to develop the spirit through admirable structures. The novel invites reflection on the place of knowledge and spirituality in life.
This Catalan edition, published in Barcelona in 1987, is number 17 of the MOLU s.XX collection and corresponds to the German original «Das Glasperlenspiel».
For readers of world literature and for those seeking a 20th-century classic in a collectible Catalan edition.
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
