by Gilbert Keith Chesterton · Valdemar · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477024620
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
The Poet and the Lunatics is a collection of detective stories by British author G.K. Chesterton, which introduces the eccentric poet and painter Gabriel Gale, who uses his keen observation and deduction skills to solve crimes and anticipate offenses. Through a series of intertwined episodes, Chesterton subtly criticizes politicians and intellectuals of his time, contrasting Gale's clairvoyant madness with the supposed sanity of public figures. This edition belongs to the El Club Diógenes collection by Valdemar.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.
