| Description |
1 online resource (x, 187 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Looking for Walker Percy; JAMES BOULWARE, Former Priest; NIKKI BARRINGER, Attorney; JOHN "RED" SMITH JR., Tradesman and Raconteur; CARRIE CYPRIAN, Housekeeper; LEROY FRICK, Fellow Citizen; SISTER JEANNE D'ARC, Teacher; JUDY LACOUR, Teacher; LEE BARRIOS, Former Assistant; RHODA FAUST, Bookshop Owner; LEROY PERCY, Brother; SHELBY FOOTE, Author and Lifelong Friend; WILL CAMPBELL, Bootleg Preacher; PHIN PERCY, Brother; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Walker Percy, the reclusive southern author famous for his 1961 novel "The Moviegoer", lived most of his adult life in Covington, Louisiana. This biography of Percy takes its shape from interviews with his family, close friends, and acquaintances. Their voices reveal the ways Percy interacted with the people in his deliberately chosen environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Percy, Walker, 1916-1990.
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| SUBJECT |
Percy, Walker, 1916-1990 fast |
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Percy, Walker. swd |
| Subject |
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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Philosophers -- United States -- Biography
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Physicians -- United States -- Biography
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Novelists, American
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Philosophers
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Physicians
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Literatur
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harwell, David Horace
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| LC no. |
2006005169 |
| ISBN |
9780807877487 |
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0807877484 |
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