{"product_id":"9780141191461","title":"The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The most thrilling book I have ever read.\" -Kingsley Amis \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart surrealistic comedy, part psychological thriller, G. K. Chesterton's \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e inventively unravels the nightmare of paradox and surprise to probe the mysteries of human behavior. The seven members of Europe's Central Anarchist Council, who, for reasons of security, call themselves by the names of the days of the week, have sworn to destroy the world. But events soon cast doubt upon their real identities, for the man called Thursday is not the passionate young poet he claims to be. Put into context by Matthew Beaumont's introduction, which examines the novel's modernism, background, and depiction of turn-of-the-century London, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e is both a brilliant thriller and a trenchant look at modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010643378416,"sku":"9780141191461","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141191461_p0.jpg?v=1763655220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141191461","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}