The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
of G.K. Chesterton, Jonathan Lethem (Introduction)
Description
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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- Format Paperback
- Pages 182 pages
- Publisher Modern Library
- Publication Date October 9th 2001
- First Publication 10/28/08
- Language English
- ISBN 9780375757914
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['United Kingdom', 'London, England']
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