{"product_id":"the-man-who-was-thursday-g-k-chesterton-9781968194123","title":"The Man Who Was Thursday","description":"\u003cp\u003eA poet-turned-detective. A secret council of anarchists. A president who may be more than human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel Syme is recruited into a secret anti-anarchist police force and tasked with infiltrating a powerful underground organization. But when he finds himself unexpectedly elected to the council of anarchists as \"Thursday,\" Syme is thrust into a surreal and dangerous game of disguise, deception, and pursuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a tale of political intrigue quickly becomes something far stranger - a nightmarish and often comic journey through shifting identities, absurd disguises, and philosophical riddles. Each of the seven members of the council, named for a day of the week, harbors a hidden truth. And at the center of it all looms Sunday, the enigmatic and terrifying leader whose power and purpose defy logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of spy fiction, metaphysical allegory, and satire, The Man Who Was Thursday is a singular work of imagination. At once thrilling and thought-provoking, it explores the nature of chaos, the masks we wear, and the unsettling possibility that the universe itself may be far stranger - and more ordered - than we dare to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. K. Chesterton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968194126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968194123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ancient Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"G. K. Chesterton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48137191948543,"sku":"9781968194123","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10ca53e7-2cb3-4589-a42e-1de273c7a34f.jpg?v=1770167173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-who-was-thursday-g-k-chesterton-9781968194123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}