Download or read book Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson written by Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1973 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, G.I. Gurdjieff intended to "destroy, mercilessly ... the beliefs and views about everything existing in the world." This novel beautifully brings to life the visions of humanity for which Gurdjieff has become esteemed. Beelzebub, a man of worldly (and other-worldly) wisdom, shares with his grandson the anecdotes, personal philosophies, and lessons learned from his own life.The reader is given a detailed discussion of all matters physical, natural, and spiritual, from the creation of the cosmos to man's teleological purpose in the universe. This edition of Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson -- the first single-volume paperback to appear in English -- restores the original, authoritative translation. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.