Walker Percy - Wikipedia
Walker Percy, OblSB (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans ; his first, The Moviegoer , won the National Book Award for Fiction .
Walker Percy | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
Walker Percy, American novelist who wrote of the New South transformed by industry and technology. His books included The Moviegoer, which introduced his concept of ‘Malaise,’ a disease of despair born of the rootless modern world. Learn more about Percy’s life and career.
Walker Percy - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月11日 · Walker Percy (1916-1990) won the National Book Award for fiction in 1961 for his first published novel, The Moviegoer. In five subsequent novels and numerous essays, he explored his chosen theme of "the dislocation of man in the modern age."
Walker Percy (Author of The Moviegoer) - Goodreads
1990年5月10日 · Walker Percy was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans; his first, The Moviegoer, won the National Book Award for Fiction.
The Art of Fiction No. 97 - The Paris Review
Walker Percy and Patrick Samway, S.J., at the Percy home in Covington, LA. ca. 1978. This interview was conducted by mail, from May to October, 1986, at an enormous geographical distance; but the interviewer does cherish the memory of a personal meeting. It was on May 4, 1973, a warm Louisi...
The Walker Percy Project - Literature, Fiction, Philosophy ...
The Project is a comprehensive educational resource on 20th century American author Walker Percy (1916-1990), offering free online content and discussion about his writings, life, and thought for students, general readers, and scholars.
Walker Percy - New World Encyclopedia
Walker Percy (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American Southern author whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is best known for his philosophical novels, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962.
Walker Percy - Library of America - loa.org
“Percy was, essentially, a philosopher. . . . An overabundance of daily choice paralyzes the will of Percy’s characters. Minute decisions become indistinguishable from the major questions of how and why.
The Life and Works of Walker Percy (1916 - 1990) - HubPages
2010年5月23日 · Walker Percy was an orphan turned literary philosopher. His life was nothing short of a quest. Born and raised in a prestigious suburb of Birmingham, Alabama called Mountainbrook - whatever his destiny was then, it changed.
A Walker Percy Primer :: The Walker Percy Project - The Public's ...
2024年1月29日 · An acclaimed late-20th century American author, Walker Percy contributed a large body of literary, critical, and philosophical commentary to the arts and humanities. Frequently referred to as a "novelist-of-ideas," he employs a humorous and ironic approach to his characters and the serious predicaments they find themselves in.