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The Man Who Was Thursday: Green Popular Penguins
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G.K. Chesterton's 1908 masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, is a metaphysical thriller and a detective story filled with poetry and politics.
Gabriel Syme is a poet and a police detective. Lucian Gregory is a poet and a bomb-throwing anarchist. Syme infiltrates a secret meeting of anarchists and becomes 'Thursday', one of the seven members of the Central Anarchist Council. He soon learns, however, that he is not the only one in disguise, and the nightmare begins...
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The Man Who Was Thursday: Green Popular Penguins by G. K. Chesterton is praised for its imaginative plot and philosophical depth, blending elements of satire, mystery, and metaphysical themes. Readers often highlight Chesterton's clever prose and the novel's unexpected twists, noting how it challenges perceptions of good and evil. The narrative is frequently described as both thrilling and thought-provoking, leaving a lasting impression with its unique exploration of anarchy and order.
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ISBN: 9780143570165
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 July 2013
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 109.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 130g
Pages: 192
About the Author
G.K. Chesterton wrote a great variety of books from biographies on Shaw and Dickens to literary criticism. He also produced poetry and many volumes of political, social and religious essays. His style is marked by vigour, puns, paradoxes and a great intelligence and personal modesty. Chesterton is perhaps best known for his Father Brown stories. Father Brown is a modest Catholic priest who uses careful psychology to put himself in the place of the criminal in order to solve the crime.
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