Meetings with Remarkable Men

By: G. I. Gurdjieff

Narrated by: Jim Wentland

Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Exactly a month has elapsed since I finished the first series of my writings—just that period of the flow of time which I intended to devote exclusively to resting the parts of my common presence subordinate to my pure reason.

As I wrote in the last chapter of the first series, I had given myself my word that during the whole of this time, I would do no writing whatsoever, but would only—for the well-being of the most deserving of these subordinate parts, slowly and gently—drink down all the bottles of old Calvados now at my disposal by the will of fate in the wine-cellar of the Prieuré, and specially provided the century before last by people who understood the true sense of life.

©1963 G. I. Gurdjieff (P)2022 Majestic

5 Stars Across the Board

Gurdjieff was a remarkable man, and his account of the remarkable men in his own life has great value. As well, his story of his own life and theirs is well written, interesting, and very entertaining. The last two chapters provide an additional condensed account of his own struggles to realize his vision during the upheavals of the 20th Century-- truly fascinating. I have very high standards for narration, as it is hard for me to get past a poor reading. The narrator, in my opinion, nailed it. His reading lent just a bit of additional personality to the narrative, but was not overbearing. I thought his voice was extremely suitable for the sense of place and time.

Annoying Narrator

Terrible narrator with strange intonation- makes it impossible to listen to in full length. Dissappointing and not recommended