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Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson

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by G.I. Gurdjieff

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can anyone tell me what the book is about plot-wise? Or is it more of a philosophical type thing. The blurb doesn't tell me much in that sense
Michael Neal Its both. A coherent plot and a philosophical esoteric treatise.
A cosmic being is exiled to our solar system - he visits Earth many times to understan…moreIts both. A coherent plot and a philosophical esoteric treatise.
A cosmic being is exiled to our solar system - he visits Earth many times to understand what went wrong in our region of the universe.... he recounts his insights and explanations to his grandchild.
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