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"The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair." -- Walker Percy
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 set in and around New Orleans, Louisiana, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962. He devoted his literary life to the exploration of "the dislocation of man in the modern age." His work displays a unique combination of existential questioning, Southern sensibility, and deep Catholic faith.

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Total Books: 104
The Moviegoer A Novel
2018 - The Moviegoer a Novel [FSG Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780374214524
ISBN-10: 0374214522
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Thanatos Syndrome
2012 - The Thanatos Syndrome (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781441705471
ISBN-10: 1441705473
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Moviegoer
2010 - The Moviegoer (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781441740090
ISBN-10: 1441740090
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Literature & Fiction
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Speech of Hon Percy Walker of Alabama delivered in the House of representatives December 18 185
Amor en las ruinas/ Love in the ruins
2008 - Amor En Las Ruinas/ Love in the Ruins [Ciudadela Narrativa - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788496836129
ISBN-10: 8496836126
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Der Idiot des Sdens
2004 - Der Idiot Des Sdens (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783518456286
ISBN-10: 3518456288
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The Moviegoer Library Edition
2001 - The Moviegoer Library Edition (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780786196623
ISBN-10: 0786196629
Genres: Computers & Technology, Literature & Fiction, Books on CD
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Lost in the Cosmos  The Last SelfHelp Book
2000 - Lost in the Cosmos the Last Selfhelp Book (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312253998
ISBN-10: 0312253990
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 5

The Message in the Bottle How Queer Man is How Queer Language Is and What One Has to Do With the Other
Signposts in a Strange Land
2000 - Signposts in a Strange Land (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312254193
ISBN-10: 0312254199
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

The Second Coming  A Novel
1999 - The Second Coming a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312243241
ISBN-10: 0312243243
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 7

The Last Gentleman
1999 - The Last Gentleman (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780312243081
ISBN-10: 0312243081
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 7

Love in the Ruins
1999 - Love in the Ruins (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780312243111
ISBN-10: 0312243111
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 9

The Correspondence of Shelby Foote  Walker Percy
1998 - The Correspondence of Shelby Foote Walker Percy (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780393317688
ISBN-10: 0393317684
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Thanatos Syndrome
1996 - Thanatos Syndrome (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780449911969
ISBN-10: 0449911969
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 1

Lancelot
1995 - Lancelot (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786106691
ISBN-10: 0786106697
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Second Coming
1994 - Second Coming (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786104703
ISBN-10: 0786104708
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Last Gentleman
1994 - Last Gentleman (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786104208
ISBN-10: 0786104201
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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More Conversations With Walker Percy
1993 - More Conversations with Walker Percy [Literary Conversations Series] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780878056248
ISBN-10: 0878056246
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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Lost in the Cosmos The Last SelfHelp Book
1992 - Lost in the Cosmos the Last Selfhelp Book (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780374523466
ISBN-10: 0374523460
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

Die Wiederkehr Roman
1991 - Die Wiederkehr Roman (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783518383995
ISBN-10: 351838399X
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1985 - Moviegoer The [Panther Books] (Paperback)
1985 - Conversations with Walker Percy [Literary Conversations Series Paper] (Paperback)