[Library of Walker Percy in the Rare Book Collection of the Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]. 1853-1999.

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[Library of Walker Percy in the Rare Book Collection of the Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]. 1853-1999.

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Percy's personal working library, including belles lettres and literary criticism, monographs and pamphlets on religion, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and history, predominantly in English. Many contain Percy's markings. A few titles were added to the library following Percy's death in 1990. This library excludes Percy's own works, which are cataloged individually. Present in the library but not included in the database are materials about Percy and his family, translations of Percy's novels, and some issues of serials.

2653 titles ; 16-36 cm.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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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 ...