Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson An Objectively Impartial Criticism Of the Life of Man

The teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff (1866 - 1949) has come to be recognized as one of the most original, enduring, and penetrating of our century. While Gurdjieff used many different means to transmit his vision of the human dilemma and human possibility, he gave special importance to his acknowledged masterwork, Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson. Beelzebub's Tales is an 'ocean of story' and of ideas that one can explore for a lifetime. It is majestic in scale and content, challengingly inventive in prose style, and, for those very reasons, often approached with apprehension. The first English - language edition of the Russian original of Beelzebub's Tales appeared in 1950. Since then, readers have recognized the need for a revised translation that would clarify the verbal surface while respecting the author's own thought and style. Originally published in 1992, this translation offers a new experience of Gurdjieff's masterpiece for contemporary readers.Gurdjieff, G.I. is the author of 'Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson An Objectively Impartial Criticism Of the Life of Man', published 2006 under ISBN 9781585424573 and ISBN 1585424579.