Walker Percy: A Life
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When he won the National Book Award in 1962 for his first novel, The Moviegoer, Walker Percy quickly established a wide and devoted following. Trained as a physician (who never practiced medicine... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374187355
ISBN13:9780374187354
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:506 Pages
Weight:2.00 lbs.
Dimensions:1.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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