Name: Manalive
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Author: G. K. Chesterton

Type

Physical Book

Author

G. K. Chesterton

Publisher

Double 9 Booksllp

Language

English

Pages

156

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x0.9 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN13

9789357484312

Synopsis "Manalive"

Manalive is a Comedy, Mystery novel written by English writer G. K. Chesterton. The book explores the "holy fool," a popular concept in both Religion and his own philosophy. There are two parts to this book. The first, "The Enigma of Innocent Smith," is about a new resident moving into a London boarding house called Beacon House. The trial is followed in the second part, "The Explanations of Innocent Smith." 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.

G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (London, May 29, 1874 – Beaconsfield, June 14, 1936) was a prolific British writer, author of essays, novels, poetry, biographies, and Christian apologetics. His work is characterized by irony, paradoxical wit, and a critical view of modernity. He was a prominent convert to Catholicism and an influential figure in religious and literary thought of his time. He is also known for his brilliant argumentative style and his defense of common sense.

Among his most recognized works are The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), Orthodoxy (1908), The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), Heretics (1905), The Ball and the Cross (1909), and The Resurrection of Rome (1930). He cultivated the essay, the novel of ideas, detective stories, and social and religious criticism.

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