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A Confederacy of Dunces

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize“A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”-The New York Times Book ReviewA Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts ... Read more

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize“A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”-The New York Times Book ReviewA Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts
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The Thanatos Syndrome

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Percy's stirring sequel to Love in the Ruins follows Tom More's redemptive mission to cure the mysterious ailment afflicting the residents of his hometownDr. Tom More returns to his parish in Louisiana determined to live a simpler life. Fresh out of prison after getting caught selling uppers to truck drivers, he wants nothing more than to live "a small life." But when everyone in town begins ... Read more

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Percy's stirring sequel to Love in the Ruins follows Tom More's redemptive mission to cure the mysterious ailment afflicting the residents of his hometownDr. Tom More returns to his parish in Louisiana determined to live a simpler life. Fresh out of prison after getting caught selling uppers to truck drivers, he wants nothing more than to live "a small life." But when everyone in town begins
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The Second Coming

A Novel

by Walker Percy ...

A successful man's midlife crisis may just provide a twisted path to happiness in this New York Times–bestselling novel by the author of The Last Gentleman.Now in his late forties, Will Barrett lives a life other men only dream of. Wealthy from a successful career on Wall Street and from the inheritance of his deceased wife's estate, Will is universally admired at the club where he spends his days ... Read more

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A successful man's midlife crisis may just provide a twisted path to happiness in this New York Times–bestselling novel by the author of The Last Gentleman.Now in his late forties, Will Barrett lives a life other men only dream of. Wealthy from a successful career on Wall Street and from the inheritance of his deceased wife's estate, Will is universally admired at the club where he spends his days
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Love in the Ruins

The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World

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A "brilliant and hilarious" novel of the end times in America and one psychiatrist's quest to save mankind, from a New York Times–bestselling author ( Dallas Morning News).The United States seems to be on the brink of catastrophe. From the abandoned cars littering the highways (no one remembers how to fix them) to the endless hours spent on the golf course (now open twenty-four hours for those who ... Read more

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A "brilliant and hilarious" novel of the end times in America and one psychiatrist's quest to save mankind, from a New York Times–bestselling author ( Dallas Morning News).The United States seems to be on the brink of catastrophe. From the abandoned cars littering the highways (no one remembers how to fix them) to the endless hours spent on the golf course (now open twenty-four hours for those who
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The Last Gentleman

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National Book Award Finalist: A lonely Southerner forges a surprising bond with a New York family in this "brilliant" novel by the author of The Moviegoer ( Time).Will Barrett has never felt at peace. After moving from his native South to New York City, Will's most meaningful human connections come through the lens of a telescope in Central Park, from which he views the comings and goings of the ... Read more

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National Book Award Finalist: A lonely Southerner forges a surprising bond with a New York family in this "brilliant" novel by the author of The Moviegoer ( Time).Will Barrett has never felt at peace. After moving from his native South to New York City, Will's most meaningful human connections come through the lens of a telescope in Central Park, from which he views the comings and goings of the
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Lancelot

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"A modern knight-errant on a quest after evil; grotesque, convincing and chilling." — The New York Times Book ReviewFed up with the excesses of the 1970s, Lancelot Andrews Lamar, a liberal lawyer and distinguished member of the New Orleans gentry, is determined to stop the modern world's ethical collapse. His quest begins with his wife—an actress who he suspects has been cheating on him for years. ... Read more

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"A modern knight-errant on a quest after evil; grotesque, convincing and chilling." — The New York Times Book ReviewFed up with the excesses of the 1970s, Lancelot Andrews Lamar, a liberal lawyer and distinguished member of the New Orleans gentry, is determined to stop the modern world's ethical collapse. His quest begins with his wife—an actress who he suspects has been cheating on him for years.
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Lost in the Cosmos

The Last Self-Help Book

by Walker Percy ...

"A mock self-help book designed not to help but to provoke . . . to inveigle us into thinking about who we are and how we got into this mess." ( Los Angeles Times Book Review).Filled with quizzes, essays, short stories, and diagrams, Lost in the Cosmos is National Book Award–winning author Walker Percy's humorous take on a familiar genre—as well as an invitation to serious contemplation of life's ... Read more

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"A mock self-help book designed not to help but to provoke . . . to inveigle us into thinking about who we are and how we got into this mess." ( Los Angeles Times Book Review).Filled with quizzes, essays, short stories, and diagrams, Lost in the Cosmos is National Book Award–winning author Walker Percy's humorous take on a familiar genre—as well as an invitation to serious contemplation of life's
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Love in the Ruins and The Thanatos Syndrome

by Walker Percy ...

A pair of profound dystopian novels from the "brilliantly breathtaking" New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer ( The New York Times Book Review).Winner of the National Book Award for The Moviegoer, the "dazzlingly gifted" Southern philosophical author Walker Percy wrote two vividly imagined satirical novels of America's future featuring deeply flawed ... Read more

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A pair of profound dystopian novels from the "brilliantly breathtaking" New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer ( The New York Times Book Review).Winner of the National Book Award for The Moviegoer, the "dazzlingly gifted" Southern philosophical author Walker Percy wrote two vividly imagined satirical novels of America's future featuring deeply flawed
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The Last Gentleman and The Second Coming

by Walker Percy ...

Now in one volume, two novels from the National Book Award winner that follow the life of a Southern man searching for love and connection.In The Last Gentleman, Will Barrett has never felt at peace. After moving from his native South to New York City, Will's most meaningful human connections come through the lens of a telescope in Central Park, from which he views the comings and goings of the ... Read more

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Now in one volume, two novels from the National Book Award winner that follow the life of a Southern man searching for love and connection.In The Last Gentleman, Will Barrett has never felt at peace. After moving from his native South to New York City, Will's most meaningful human connections come through the lens of a telescope in Central Park, from which he views the comings and goings of the
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The Message in the Bottle

How Queer Man Is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do with the Other

by Walker Percy ...

From the National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer: "These essays . . . have a way of quickening the spirit and cleansing the sight" ( The New Republic).Before winning the National Book Award for fiction in 1962, Walker Percy was an established scholar of science, philosophy, and language. Presented here are his strongest essays in those subjects, offering what he called a "theory of man ... Read more

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From the National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer: "These essays . . . have a way of quickening the spirit and cleansing the sight" ( The New Republic).Before winning the National Book Award for fiction in 1962, Walker Percy was an established scholar of science, philosophy, and language. Presented here are his strongest essays in those subjects, offering what he called a "theory of man
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The Message in the Bottle and Lost in the Cosmos

by Walker Percy ...

Two fascinating philosophical inquiries from the "dazzlingly gifted" New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer ( USA Today).Winner of the National Book Award for The Moviegoer, the Southern writer Walker Percy possessed "an intellectual range and rigor few American novelists can match" ( The New York Times Book Review). In these two provocative works, Percy ... Read more

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Two fascinating philosophical inquiries from the "dazzlingly gifted" New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer ( USA Today).Winner of the National Book Award for The Moviegoer, the Southern writer Walker Percy possessed "an intellectual range and rigor few American novelists can match" ( The New York Times Book Review). In these two provocative works, Percy
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Signposts in a Strange Land

Essays

by Walker Percy ...

Writings 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 ... Read more

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Writings 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
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