What is the author's style in The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse?

The book is written in the third person point of view. The narrator, for the most part, is Joseph Knecht, along with Hermann Hesse, the author. The book is Hesse's story of the life of Magister Ludi Joseph Knecht, and it is written in novel form. The novel is basically a parody of biography, as Hesse tells the story of Joseph Knecht. Knecht is a member of the intellectual elite and has been obsessed with mastering the Glass Bead Game since he was a child. He finally becomes a Master of the Game, or Magister Ludi, when he is an adult. Hesse tells his story with the parody of humor in it.