The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton

Arrowsmith 
1945 
Hardcover 
5th Edition, 2nd Impression 
192 Pages 
13 x 19cm 

Condition: Good    

Surreal, philosophical thriller that blends espionage and theological allegory. The Man Who Was Thursday follows a poet-turned-detective who infiltrates an anarchist organization, morphing from a spy adventure into a metaphysical meditation on order, chaos, and divine mystery. Its dreamlike atmosphere and shifting identities made it a precursor to modern absurdist and dystopian literature. 
Manufactured during WW2, this books production adheres to the strict war economy standard of the time.