Boyhood with Gurdjieff

<p><strong>On a par with Alice in Wonderland a real treasure of our literature... Full of wisdom the wisdom of life. - Henry Miller author of <em>Tropic of Cancer</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When Fritz first arrived at Gurdjieff's </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> the mystic asked the boy what he wanted to learn. Fritz replied I want to know everything. Everything about man. I think it is called psychology or maybe philosophy. Gurdjieff answered with a sigh Your answer makes life difficult for me. I am the only one who teaches what you ask. You make more work for me.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Thus Fritz became perhaps the most intimate student of this controversial teacher but Gurdjieff was more than just a guru to Fritz. He was a father figure whose influence Peters never shook and always struggled to integrate. This stunning memoir covering Peters' first years at the Institute retains a child's naive perspective while offering photorealistic recall of Gurdjieff the workings of his intentional community and the eccentric characters who lived there.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Includes an introduction by biographer art historian and translator Roger Lipsey. He is the author of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Gurdjieff Reconsidered: The Life the Teachings the Legacy </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>(Shambhala Publications 2019) and received his PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts New York University. </span></p>