Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait in the Words of Those Who Knew HimUniv of North Carolina Press, 2007 M09 6 - 200 páginas Walker Percy (1916-1990), the reclusive southern author most famous for his 1961 novel The Moviegoer, spent much of his adult life in Covington, Louisiana. In the spirit of traditional southern storytelling, this biography of Percy takes its shape from candid interviews with his family, close friends, and acquaintances. In thirteen interviews, we get to know Percy through his lifelong friend Shelby Foote, Percy's brothers LeRoy and Phin, his former priest, his housekeeper, and former teachers, among others--all in their own words. Over the course of the interviews, readers learn intimate details of Percy's writing process; his interaction with community members of different ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds; and his commitment to civil rights issues. What emerges is a multidimensional portrait of Percy as a man, a friend, and a family member. |
Contenido
JAMES BOULWARE Former Priest | |
NIKKI BARRINGER Attorney | |
JOHN RED SMITH JR Tradesman and Raconteur | |
CARRIE CYPRIAN Housekeeper | |
LEROY FRICK Fellow Citizen | |
SISTER JEANNE DARC 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 | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait in the Words of Those who Knew Him David Horace Harwell Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait in the Words of Those Who Knew Him David Horace Harwell Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait in the Words of Those Who Knew Him David Horace Harwell Sin vista previa disponible - 2010 |
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