Walker Percy remembered : a portrait in the words of those who knew him / David Horace Harwell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harwell, David Horace.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.

Novelists, American.

Philosophers--United States--Biography.

Philosophers.

Physicians--United States--Biography.

Physicians.

Percy, Walker, 1916-1990.

Percy, Walker.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Interviews with Walker Percy's family, close friends, and acquaintances, by David Horace Harwell.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-183) and index.

ISBN:

9798890880314

9780807877487

0807877484

OCLC:

476268568