The Beggar King and the Secret of Hap..., Joel ben Izzy
The Beggar King and the Secret of Hap..., Joel ben Izzy
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The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness
A True Story

Author: Joel ben Izzy

Narrator: Joel Izzy

Unabridged: 4 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/28/2007


Synopsis

When a storyteller loses his voice, he believes he's lost everything. In fact, he's been given a great gift.

Once upon a time, a successful storyteller lost his voice to throat cancer. Deprived of the instrument of his art and his livelihood, he retreated into dark, sullen silence and depression. While searching for a spiritual explanation, he encountered his former mentor, a cantankerous and often drunk old man. Their meetings began a journey into the timeless wisdom of ancient tales: of beggars and kings, monks and tigers, lost horses, buried treasures, and ultimately the secret of happiness.

In this altogether original book, Joel ben Izzy shares his personal account of surviving loss, gaining wisdom, and rediscovering one's true purpose. Weaving in tales he's collected over the years from Sufi, Muslim, Chinese, Jewish, Iraqi, Zen Buddhist, Italian, and Indian cultures, he passes along the lessons he has learned. As we travel with Izzy from tragedy back into light and sound, we are encouraged to see our own lives as stories, and to open our own hearts to happiness.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on June 05, 2023

A unique, poignant memoir about a man who earns his living by relating stories, and then loses his voice. A fast and engrossing read that asks big questions, and is ultimately life-affirming. “Here is what I’ve come to: I still believe that things in this world do, indeed, happen for a reason. But so......more

Goodreads review by Mohy_p on January 04, 2017

خدای من اینهمه داستان؟!؟! ؟ ^_^ تا حالا به قصه گویی به عنوان ی شغل نگا نکرده بودم بعد ک یکم فک کردم دیدم چ کار باحالیه : ) ی حس قشنگی داشت خوندنش که باعث میشه پیشنهاد کنم بخونینش: )) کلی نکته های قشنگی داشت که وسط خوندن یهو توقف میکردی یکم ریز فک میکردی و بعد باز ادامه = ) کتاب خوبی بود برای شروع چلنج س......more

Goodreads review by Moujan on September 05, 2016

داستان کتاب: داستان زندگی مردی است که پیشه اش قصه گویی ست، زمانی متوجه شد در قصه گویی مهارت دارد که توانست با آن مادرش را از غم رها کند و پدرش را چند لحظه ای از فکر بیماری اش بیرون آورد. یک روز متوجه میشود که سرطان تیروئید دارد و باید غده را بردارد، با برداشتن غده صدای او می رود و او ... نظر من: به ش......more

Goodreads review by نوار on July 16, 2015

کتاب پادشاه گدا و راز شادمانی؛ "داستانِ این کتاب واقعیست: شغل من این بود که به همه جای جهان سفر کنم و برای مردم قصه بگویم. بعد سرطان گرفتم و تارهای صوتی ام از بین رفت و دیگر نتوانستم حرف بزنم؛ آن هم درست در لحظه ای که خیال می کردم زندگیم از این بهتر نمی شود. پدرم همیشه می گفت:«مردم برنامه می ریزند و......more