The Man Who Was Thursday: Green Popular Penguins

Author(s): G.K. Chesterton

Crime Thriller Mystery

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.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780143570165
  • : PENGUIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
  • : PENGUIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
  • : 0.12
  • : June 2013
  • : 181mm X 111mm
  • : July 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 100
  • : Paperback
  • : G.K. Chesterton