CHESTERTON, KEITH GILBERT
THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY
Translated by Maria Skibniewska
Dust jacket, cover, and title page designed by Lidia Bogusławska-Rompalska
1st Edition
G.K. Chesterton’s metaphysical thriller blends surrealism with fantasy in a fast-paced horror tale.
In London during the reign of King Edward, a young man named Gabriel Syme is approached by a Scotland Yard agent. Quickly recruited by the police, who are seeking to infiltrate and paralyze anarchist organizations, the young Syme is directed toward a man named Gregory, who is suspected of having anarchist ties. Well-read and literate, Syme engages this man in debate and gains access to his shadowy organization—the Council of European Anarchists. The trail leads Syme to France, where his primary goal becomes identifying the members of the council—whose pseudonyms are derived from the days of the week—and exposing their criminal plans…
“The real characters in this book are ideas. Chesterton’s crazy project is, all in all, quite simple: to show that armchair nihilism and moral relativism are diabolical. This, however, would be utterly uninteresting if the author did not at the same time give the devil his due. With every particle of his imagination and rhetorical flair, Chesterton brings the forces of chaos and anarchy to life.”
Jonathan Lethem, author of *Brooklyn*
One of the most famous British novels of the 20th century.
Warsaw 1958, “PAX” Publishing Institute, p. 206, format: 12.5x19.5 cm
SOFTCOVER EDITION WITH DUST JACKET
Condition: Very Good-/minor tears on the dust jacket,A NICE PIECE
