Walker Percy
The European existentialists influenced American novelist Walker Percy, whose works, including
The Moviegoer
(1961), explore human alienation.
This most prominent writers of the twentieth century began as the oldest of three brothers in an established Southern family that contained hero of Civil War and a United States senator. Acclaimed for his poetic style and moving depictions of the modern culture, Percy authored six bestselling fiction titles, including the aforementioned classic winner of the National Book Award, and fifteen works of nonfiction. In 2005, Time magazine named this novel among the best English-language books published since 1923.
“I couldn't stand it. I still can't stand it. I can't stand the way things are. I cannot tolerate this age.”
Walker Percy
“I like to eat crawfish and drink beer. That's despair?”
Walker Percy
“You can get all A's and still flunk life.”
Walker Percy
“During my last year in college I discovered that I was picking up the mannerisms of Akim Tamiroff, the only useful thing, in fact, that I learned in the entire four years.”
Walker Percy