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The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
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The Man Who Was Thursday

A Nightmare

A Nightmare

By G. K. Chesterton
Introduction by Jonathan Lethem

By G. K. Chesterton
Introduction by Jonathan Lethem

By G. K. Chesterton
Introduction by Jonathan Lethem

By G. K. Chesterton
Introduction by Jonathan Lethem

Part of Modern Library Classics

Category: Fiction Classics | Suspense & Thriller

Category: Fiction Classics | Suspense & Thriller

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    About The Man Who Was Thursday

    G. K. Chesterton’s surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and, ultimately, a spellbinding allegory. As Jonathan Lethem remarks in his Introduction, The real characters are the ideas. Chesterton’s nutty agenda is really quite simple: to expose moral relativism and parlor nihilism for the devils he believes them to be. This wouldn’t be interesting at all, though, if he didn’t also show such passion for giving the devil his due. He animates the forces of chaos and anarchy with every ounce of imaginative verve and rhetorical force in his body.

    About The Man Who Was Thursday

    G. K. Chesterton’s surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and, ultimately, a spellbinding allegory. As Jonathan Lethem remarks in his Introduction, The real characters are the ideas. Chesterton’s nutty agenda is really quite simple: to expose moral relativism and parlor nihilism for the devils he believes them to be. This wouldn’t be interesting at all, though, if he didn’t also show such passion for giving the devil his due. He animates the forces of chaos and anarchy with every ounce of imaginative verve and rhetorical force in his body.

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    About G. K. Chesterton

    Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English journalist, poet, biographer, historian, debater, radio personality, and novelist. One of the literary giants of the twentieth century, Chesterton constantly participated in public life, debating George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells, and maintaining… More about G. K. Chesterton

    About G. K. Chesterton

    Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English journalist, poet, biographer, historian, debater, radio personality, and novelist. One of the literary giants of the twentieth century, Chesterton constantly participated in public life, debating George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells, and maintaining… More about G. K. Chesterton

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    Paperback | $10.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Oct 09, 2001 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375757914

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    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 16, 2009 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307422019

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