The Man Who was Thursday

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and ultimately a spellbinding allegory.</p><p> </p><p>As Jonathan Lethem remarks in his Introduction The real characters are the ideas.</p><p> </p><p>Chesterton's nutty agenda is really quite simple: to expose moral relativism and parlor nihilism for the devils he believes them to be.</p><p> </p><p>This wouldn't be interesting at all though if he didn't also show such passion for giving the devil his due.</p><p> </p><p>He animates the forces of chaos and anarchy with every ounce of imaginative verve and rhetorical force in his body.</p>