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Bezig met laden... The Man Who Was Thursday (origineel 1908; editie 2011)door G. K. Chesterton
Informatie over het werkDe man die Donderdag was : Een nachtmerrie door G.K. Chesterton (1908)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Super weird. I loved it. ( ) Terrific book. Whimsical, satirical, philosophical and just a little dark. To be honest, I was expecting it to be considerably darker, but Chesterton mixes up humour and philosophy so well it still retains a serious edge. It clearly hales from a time when anarchistic nihilism was the bête du jour - nowadays materialism seems to have beaten back the anarchists, and religious/political fundamentalism has taken its place (with probably a touch less whimsy). Perhaps bizarrely, it reminded me a bit of The Magus. But much shorter, much more fun, and better written and - as a result of all those - more rewarding. I didn't really like it. Apart from the very first revelation, I guessed every single one of them from the very first clue, which did not make me feel like Hercule Poirot but instead made me feel cheated. Basically I thought this was going to be a real thriller, perhaps even a nightmare, but instead it was a a clunky dud. This book (100 years old) has been called a metaphysical thriller, and now I see why. It's got a sort of whimsical grace, goofy bomb-throwing anarchists, fearful hallucinogenic writing, and lots of laugh-out-loud moments. I see the Prisoner in it, maybe some C.S. Lewis. It's told with a straight face, but sneaking occasional winks, and giving you farce while keeping a quiet honesty and reality. Totally worth reading. Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en) — 8 meer Is opgenomen inThe Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Vol. 06: The Club of Queer Trades, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The Man Who Was Thursday door G.K. Chesterton A G.K. Chesterton omnibus,: Containing The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The man who was Thursday, The flying inn door G.K. Chesterton The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 2: The Club of Queer Trades, The Man Who Was Thursday, The Man Who Knew Too Much door G.K. Chesterton Classic Crime Collection - 10 Books RRP£70.91 (Lady Audley's Secret, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Raffles, Bleak House, Bulldog Drummond, Wulders Hand, Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories, The Man Who was Thursday, The Collegians, The Riddle of the Sands) door Various Chesterton Fiction Collection: The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The Man Who Was Thursday, The Ball and the Cross, Manalive, The Man Who Knew Too Much door G.K. Chesterton Tales of Mystery from G. K. Chesterton: Containing The Club of Queer Trades, The Man Who Was Thursday, and The Man Who Knew Too Much door G.K. Chesterton Erelijsten
Op een wel zeer aparte manier weet een dichterlijke detective van Scotland Yard zich te laten kiezen tot een van de leden van de 'Centrale Anarchisten Raad'. Zij noemen zich naar de dagen van de week. 'Donderdag' is de detective, maar niet duidelijk is wie de andere leden in werkelijkheid zijn. In tegenstelling van wat men verwacht, vergadert de groep vrijwel onder de ogen van voorbijgangers en juist daarom wordt men niet opgemerkt. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.912Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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