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The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY
by G.K. Chesterton
read by Walter Covell
Myst & Susp • Unabridged
Format EAN/ISBN Avail. Price Sale Qty.
5 Tapes* 9780786105281 YES $39.95 $19.98
* packaged in a sturdy vinyl case.
Book ID(2027) - 6.8 hrs (est.), Published - 12/01/98
DESCRIPTION

Subtitle: A Nightmare

Widely considered to be Chesterton’s masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday is a spellbinding psychological thriller which defies easy classification. Both a fascinating detective mystery and a surreal exploration of truth and relativism, it centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Hearing of this council of anarchists bent on the destruction of society, law, and religion, the young poet Gabriel Syme joins a chapter of detectives with the mission to fight this monstrous conspiracy. But when he accidentally walks into a meeting of the Council of Seven Days itself, Syme boldly asks to be made a replacement for a recently deceased member, Thursday. As he does his best to undo his colleagues while staying undercover himself, a bizarre series of pursuits and unmaskings unfolds.



REVIEWS

“Chesterton unwinds the mysterious entanglements in his own inventive and lively way and then escalates the mounting nightmare of paradox and surprise, culminating in a shocking revelation. He probes the mysteries of behavior and belief in an all too human world.”—Midwest Book Review

“Offers up one highly colored enigma after another….But Chesterton is also concerned with more serious questions of honor and truth….Chesterton's tour de force is a thriller that is best read slowly, so as to savor his highly anarchic take on anarchy.”—Amazon.com

"A powerful picture of the loneliness and bewilderment which each of us encounters in his single-handed struggle with the universe."—C. S. Lewis



GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) published some 116 books which include compilations of his voluminous journalism, novels, biography, history, criticism, Christian apologetics, poetry, and two plays. His work is characterized by tremendous zest and energy, a mastery of paradox, a robust humor, and forthright devotion.



* packaged in a sturdy vinyl case.
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