The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton) - Audio Book CD

On its face, The Man Who Was Thursday appears to be a detective story filled with politics and intrigue.  Moving through this literary masterpiece it becomes clear that this thriller is nothing less than the mystery of creation itself.  Upon its debut critics called The Man Who Was Thursday “amazingly clever,” “a remarkable acrobatic performance”, and “a scurrying, door-slamming farce that ends like a chapter in the Apocalypse.”

In turn of the century London, police detective Gabriel Syme finds himself drawn into a world that has gone beyond humanity when he infiltrates the society of militant anarchists and is elected "Thursday," one of the members of the Central European Council of seven monarchs.  Dreamlike, prophetic, and frequently funny, the novel attacks contemporary pessimism and, through a bizarre series of pursuits and unmaskings, returns Syme--and us--to reality more aware of its beauty, promise and creative potential.

• Author:  G. K. Chesterton
• Format:  audio book on CD
• Publisher:  Catholic Audio Publishing
• ISBN:   9781936231102