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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, 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.
May 10, 1990 · 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 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.
May 11, 2018 · 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."
The Moviegoer is the debut novel by Walker Percy, first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961. [2] It won the U.S. National Book Award. [3] Time included the novel in its "Time 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005". [4]
Jan 31, 2022 · Walker Percy was an American novelist and essayist whose interests included spirituality, philosophy and religion. His first novel, The Moviegoer, won the U.S. National Book Award for...
