Walker Percy letter and Christmas card, 1953-1969.

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Walker Percy letter and Christmas card, 1953-1969.

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The collection consists of two items: letter to Prof. Robert David, postmarked 26 March 1953, part of an ongoing correspondence, with mention of Scribners turning something down; Christmas and New Year's greeting card to Jon Bracker, postmarked 23 Dec. 1969, responding to questions to the effect that he was more influenced by Dostoyevsky than Chekhov, and that he has never written a short story. Both items include envelopes.

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Bracker, Jon, 1936-

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Author. From the description of Letters, 1965-1970. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 40246365 ...

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 ...