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Political Companion to Walker Percy
. Ed(S): Lawlor, Peter Augustine; Smith, Brian A.
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Editor(s): Lawlor, Peter Augustine; Smith, Brian A. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
In 1962, Walker Percy (1916--1990) made a dramatic entrance onto the American literary scene when he won the National Book Award for fiction with his first novel, The Moviegoer. A physician, philosopher, and devout Catholic, Percy dedicated his life to understanding the mixed and somewhat contradictory foundations of American life as a situation faced by the wandering and won-dering human soul. His controversial works combined existential questioning, scientific investigation, the insight of the southern stoic, and authentic religious faith to produce a singular view of humanity's place in the cosmos that ranks among the best American political thinking.
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In 1962, Walker Percy (1916--1990) made a dramatic entrance onto the American literary scene when he won the National Book Award for fiction with his first novel, The Moviegoer. A physician, philosopher, and devout Catholic, Percy dedicated his life to understanding the mixed and somewhat contradictory foundations of American life as a situation faced by the wandering and won-dering human soul. His controversial works combined existential questioning, scientific investigation, the insight of the southern stoic, and authentic religious faith to produce a singular view of humanity's place in the cosmos that ranks among the best American political thinking.
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Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Political Companions to Great American Authors
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813141886
SKU
V9780813141886
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About . Ed(S): Lawlor, Peter Augustine; Smith, Brian A.
Peter Augustine Lawler is Dana Professor of Government at Berry College, USA. He is the author of numerous books, including Modern and American Dignity: Who We Are as Persons, and What That Means for Our Future. Brian A. Smith is assistant professor of political science at Montclair State University, USA.
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