Walker Percy plots the American soul / by Samantha Jane Kerr. 1993.

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Walker Percy plots the American soul / by Samantha Jane Kerr. 1993.

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iv, 339 leaves.

University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library

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University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library

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University of Houston--Clear Lake. School of Human Sciences and Humanities.

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Kerr, Samantha Jane.

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Percy, Walker, 1916-1990

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William Walsh, an Irish-Catholic New Orleanian born in 1925, joined the Society of Jesus in 1942. He left the order in 1973, but remained ambilavent about his decision to enter secular life. Walsh was at a personal crossroads when he read Lancelot, trying to determine his future. Having also been impressed by Percy's earlier writings, particularly The Message in the Bottle, he believed that Percy could be a source of guidance. As it turned out, Walsh and Percy never met in person and they spoke ...