tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post5943642208127492921..comments2023-08-02T04:56:49.094-04:00Comments on ampersand seven: #46Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-11802004729213049262009-02-17T04:51:00.000-05:002009-02-17T04:51:00.000-05:00Herman Hesse's 'Das Glasperlenspiel'- a futuristic...Herman Hesse's 'Das Glasperlenspiel'- a futuristic bildungsroman about a member of an intellectual elite class... Actually, 'futuristic' probably isn't the right word- it's *set* in the future, but technological advances seem to have stopped with the radio!<BR/><BR/>The game in question is allegedly based on Go, but not in any meaningful sense- I suspect Hesse saw it being played, and fantasised about its rules, application, purpose, etc., and then just used it as a device for the book.<BR/><BR/>Should you have it on your shelf? You should get a Go board first...<BR/><BR/>I'll report back from D8 anon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-88854940923156507862009-02-16T23:04:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:04:00.000-05:00OK, now I'm curious. What's "The Glass Bead Game"...OK, now I'm curious. What's "The Glass Bead Game" and should I have it on my shelf?<BR/><BR/>Good guess on the location, but you'll have to keep hunting. It's not Newmarket, but it is Dublin 8. More clues available on request. But happy ampersand hunting until then.Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-54705732131860533842009-02-16T17:50:00.000-05:002009-02-16T17:50:00.000-05:00Internet fame! Wait until I tell The Mother!I'...Internet fame! Wait until I tell The Mother!<BR/><BR/>I'm having a hard time placing Lynch & Sons, though- a clue? Newmarket? How well do I know Dublin indeed...<BR/><BR/>Remind me to dig out that great bit from 'The Glass Bead Game' when I'm next in the attic- it goes well with a line from the Pearman in a way I hadn't previously noticed.<BR/><BR/>(I surface for ampersands.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com