G. K Chesterton

Manalive (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Manalive is a Comedy, Mystery novel written by English writer G. K. Chesterton. The book explores the "e;holy fool,"e; a popular concept in both Religion and his own philosophy. There are two parts to this book. The first, "e;The Enigma of Innocent Smith,"e; is about a new resident moving into a London boarding house called Beacon House. The trial is followed in the second part, "e;The Explanations of Innocent Smith."e; Moses Gould, a joyfully cynical Jew who resides at Beacon House who thinks Smith is at best a fool and at worst a crook, and Dr. Cyrus Pym, an American criminal expert appointed by Dr. Warner, make up the prosecution; Michael Moon and Arthur Inglewood represent the defense. The allegations against Smith are supported by letters from those who saw the alleged behavior in question or took part in it. Can Smith's defendant prove him innocent or not? To open up the mystery, readers should go through the novel, Manalive.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 155
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2023
• ISBN-13: 9789357484022
• Artikelnr.: 72376869

Autorenporträt

G.K.Chesterton, in full Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874-14 June 1936), English critic and author of poetry, essays, novels, and short stories, known also for his dynamic personality and obese figure. He was an important English writer of the early twentieth century. His productive and various output included journalism, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. He has been concerned to as the 'prince of paradox'. He devoted his extraordinary brain and creative power to the reform of English government and society. He was knowledgeable at St. Paul's, and went to art school at University College London. He wrote 100 books, contributions to 200 more, hundreds of poems, including the epic Ballad of the White Horse, five plays, five novels, and some short stories, including a popular series featuring the priest-detective, Father Brown. Chesterton expired on 14 June 1936 at his home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.