Gilbert - Michael Coren

In the half-century since his death in 1936, Gilbert Keith Chesterton has remained largely obscure and controversial. His wit and genius as a writer live on in his books, especially "The Napoleon of Notting Hill", "The Man Who Was Thursday" and in the Father Brown stories.;However, it is the charges of Catholic apologist and anti-Semitist that the author tackles in this autobiography, drawing on his voluminous papers and the memories of Chesterton's acquaintances.;Michael Coren also looks at his politics, his marriage and his attitudes to his fellow human beings.;The text also contains a collection of photographs, many of which are published here for the first time.;The author has contributed to "New Statesman" and "Time Out" and has written for television and BBC radio. His books include "Theatre Royal - One Hundred Years of Stratford East" and "The Outsiders". He lives in Canada and is a regular book-reviewer for the "Toronto Star" and works on the award-winning CBC series "Man Alive".