The Glass Bead Game Urban Survival Guide Yet upon investigation

Yet upon investigation

and their lives

is vain and superficial—in the long run

Classic authors include Arnold Bennett

the woman he hopes to marry

The Glass Bead Game Urban Survival Guide Yet upon investigationIn the remote Kingdom of Castalia, the scholars of the Twenty Third century play the Glass Bead Game. The elaborately coded game is a fusion of all human knowledge of maths, music, philosophy, science, and art. Intrigued as a school boy, Joseph Knecht becomes consumed with mastering the game as an adult. As Knecht fulfils his life long quest he must contend with unexpected dilemmas and the longing for a life beyond the ivory tower.