Manalive

Name: Manalive
ISBN: 9781625586292

G. K. Chesterton

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · February 18, 2013

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Who it’s for: A madcap comedy finds delight in breaking conventions—and in the curious pleasure of coming home.
Themes: Absurdity of social conventions, Joy and uplift
Pacing: Fast

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About this book

In Manalive we follow the madcap adventure of Innocent Smith. Innocent Smith is a man who keeps the commandments but breaks all the conventions, and while doing so he shows us just how absurd those conventions are. Follow him as he breaks into his own house, and then carries on a torrid affair with his own wife. Enjoy a picnic on the roof and then leave home just for the sake of returning home. A joyous and uplifting book.

Conventions Upended

A madcap comedy finds delight in breaking conventions—and in the curious pleasure of coming home.

Come here for

Playful reversals of everyday convention
A joyous, lightly mischievous spirit

Expect

An adventure led by Innocent Smith
Comedy in the gap between rules and conventions

Where it sits

Satire	39%
Absurdist Fiction	32%
Christian Allegory	32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Funny Fiction
British Mystery
Historical Romance

Authors: G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: February 18, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Absurdity of social conventions · Joy and uplift
Reading lane: Funny Fiction