Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: All and Everything, First Series

With Beelzebubs 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 mans teleological purpose in the universe. This edition of Beelzebubs Tales to His Grandson--the first single-volume paperback to appear in English--restores the original authoritative translation.