Signposts in a Strange Land: EssaysWritings on the South, Catholicism, and more from the National Book Award winner: “His nonfiction is always entertaining and enlightening” (Library Journal). Published just after Walker Percy’s death, Signposts in a Strange Land takes readers through the philosophical, religious, and literary ideas of one of the South’s most profound and unique thinkers. Each essay is laced with wit and insight into the human condition. From race relations and the mysteries of existence, to Catholicism and the joys of drinking bourbon, this collection offers a window into the underpinnings of Percy’s celebrated novels and brings to light the stirring thoughts and voice of a giant of twentieth century literature. |
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SIGNPOSTS IN A STRANGE LAND
User Review - KirkusA pungent, revealing collection of lectures, essays, and interviews—some previously published in Harper's, The Georgia Review, etc.—by the late novelist (d. 1990). Percy was a quintessentially ... Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictEminent physician/novelist Percy ( The Moviegoer ) died in 1990. Accumulated here are many uncollected essays, several seeing publication for the first time, grouped under three headings conceptually ... Read full review
Contents
Going Back to Georgia | |
Uncle Will | |
The Southern Moderate | |
Why Are You a Catholic? | |
The Failure and the Hope | |
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| Title | Signposts in a Strange Land: Essays |
| Author | Walker Percy |
| Publisher | Open Road Media, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1453216375, 9781453216378 |
| Length | 428 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Collections / Essays Philosophy / Essays Religion / Essays |
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