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Post by Saffron Park Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:21 pm

Not quite sure if it's the right forum (would rather fit Zion's?), but anyway - there's a book I keep re-reading since many years and at the end it leaves me more befuddled each time than before. It's by G. K. Chesterton (disregard the religious connotations) , "The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare".
I have it in translation only (an excellent one btw, I was almost disappointed by the original - something what happens only very rarely), but I found the full online version the other day:
http://www.bartleby.com/158/1.html
(it's short, light & easy - can be finished in 1-2 hrs)


Would love to see other's take on it.



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Post by e_persona Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:35 pm

I have not read this but will check it out.
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Post by Antisthenes Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:59 am

ROFL!!!!! disregard the religious overtones? and you wonder why you do not understand the ending? i may yet begin to understand a few things anew. 'twould make as much sense to look upon a painting and say "disregard the colours"!!!!

lovely find, darling. lovely indeed.

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Post by MacBuddhaBurger Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:58 am

The Man who was Thursday is arguably G K Chesterton's finest book.Wonderfully written. Totally surreal. cheers

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