The Man Who Was Thursday, G.K. Chesterton
The Man Who Was Thursday, G.K. Chesterton
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The Man Who Was Thursday
A Nightmare

Author: G.K. Chesterton

Narrator: Ron Keith

Unabridged: 7 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/15/2011


Synopsis

Writing in England at the turn of the 20th century, G.K. Chesterton was dubbed the "prince of paradox" for addressing serious questions with his light, whimsical style. In this classic allegory, which has captivated generations since it was first published in 1908, Chesterton tackles such profound concepts as honor, truth, and God with insightful humor and colorful enigma. The seven members of the secret Central Anarchist Council are sworn to destroy the world. For security reasons, each member has named himself after a day of the week. But Thursday is not at all whom he appears to be. Instead of a revolutionary young poet, he has been unmasked as a Scotland Yard detective. Now the other six anarchists are in a state of chaos and can't trust anyone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris

I lost my backpack thanks to this book. It was years and years ago, probably my first winter in Japan, and I'd picked up this book at Maruzen. I had heard about Chesterton, mainly from the dedication page of Pratchett and Gamian's Good Omens ("The authors would like to join the demon Crowley in dedic......more

Goodreads review by Paul

They say that LSD was first synthesisterised in 1938, so it couldn't be that. But opium was imbibed in British society as we know from Thomas de Quincy up to Sherlock Holmes, so I'm going with opium. This strange novel is a phantasmagoria which begins as a surrealistic spoof of Boy's-Own detective ad......more

Goodreads review by Leonard

Possibly the shortest way to describe Chesterton’s famous novel is to say that it is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for grownups. The story of Gabriel Syme is just as bizarre as that of little Alice. It also echoes in many ways with the oppressing nightmares of Kafka and Dostoyevsky. Still, The Man......more

"Η Βίβλος διδάσκει να αγαπάμε τον πλησίον μας. Να αγαπάμε και τον εχθρό μας. Πιθανότατα επειδή πρόκειται για τα ίδια άτομα".
 G. K. Chesterton. "Ο άνθρωπος που τον έλεγαν Πέμπτη",είναι μια παραβολή αποδόμησης της πραγματικότητας. Μια ιστορία μυθοπλασίας με καυστική ειρωνεία, χιούμορ,έντονους κοινωνικο......more