The Man Who Was Thursday
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The Man Who Was Thursday is a 1908 metaphysical thriller by G. K. Chesterton that blends detective fiction, political satire, and philosophical allegory in a surreal tale about an undercover poet-detective infiltrating a council of anarchists.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective fiction
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metaphysical thriller ⓘ novel ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author |
G. K. Chesterton
NERFINISHED
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anarchism
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appearance versus reality ⓘ free will and determinism ⓘ identity ⓘ order and chaos ⓘ the nature of evil ⓘ the problem of suffering ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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metaphysical thriller ⓘ philosophical allegory ⓘ political satire ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dr. Bull
NERFINISHED
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Gabriel Syme NERFINISHED ⓘ Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucian Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ The Marquis de St. Eustache NERFINISHED ⓘ The Professor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-19-953285-6 ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
allegorical figure of Sunday
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dreamlike, surreal chase sequences ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Christian apologetics-adjacent literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of early 20th-century English literature
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influential Christian-themed speculative fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gabriel Syme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
council members named after days of the week
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undercover infiltration of an anarchist council ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
poet
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undercover detective ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Dodd, Mead and Company
NERFINISHED
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J. M. Dent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | refers to the codename of the protagonist on the anarchist council ⓘ |
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