G. K Chesterton

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Manalive (eBook, ePUB)

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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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Gilbert Keith Chesterton KC*SG was an English author, philosopher, Christian defender, and literary and art reviewer who was born on May 29, 1874, and died on June 14, 1936. Chesterton wrote about theology and made up the character Father Brown, a priest-detective. Some people who don't agree with him have seen how popular books like Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man are. Chesterton often called himself a "orthodox Christian," and this view became more and more similar to Catholicism until he finally left high church Anglicanism. Authors from the Victorian era like Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin saw him as an heir. The "prince of paradox" has been used to describe him. A review in Time said this about Chesterton's writing style: "Whenever possible, Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, and allegories-first carefully turning them inside out." His writings had an impact on Jorge Luis Borges, who said that his writings were like Edgar Allan Poe's. Chesterton was born in Campden Hill, Kensington, London. His father, Edward Chesterton (1841-1922), was an estate agent, and his mother, Marie Louise Grosjean, was from Switzerland and France. Chesterton was baptized into the Church of England when he was one month old, even though his family was a Unitarian and only sometimes followed their beliefs.

Produktdetails

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