2000, ISBN: 9780312254193

Picador, April 2000. Paper Back. New. In a portrait of Walker Percy made by Lyn Hill, the author stands outside the frame of a barbed and twisted (somewhat otherwordly) tree, his arms c… More...

Picador, April 2000. Paper Back. New. In a portrait of Walker Percy made by Lyn Hill, the author stands outside the frame of a barbed and twisted (somewhat otherwordly) tree, his arms crossed over his chest with his head cocked to one side, an almost malicious twinkle in his eye. Above, the sky swirls mysteriously, forecasting storms or some worse calamity. Commenting on the portrait in a quirky self-interview, 'Questions They Never Asked Me,' Percy essentially invites the reader to explore this peculiar world and others like it: 'You and I know something, don't we? Or do we?.True, this is a strange world I'm in, but what about the world you're in? Have you noticed it lately? Are we onto something, you and I? Probably not.' As the personal essay was Percy's breakthrough into the world of publishing, <i>Signposts In a Strange Land</i> is a stimulating chronicle of the author's philosophical thought and the process through which he became a consummate novelist. The book's construction follows Percy's most consistent themes and is divided into three parts: Life In the South; Science, Language, Literature; and Morality and Religion. Throughout, he synthesizes a wide body of knowledge, including his own experience from medicine and science, to piece together a philosophy of man. Ultimately, Percy leans heaviest on the humanities and his Catholic faith to address the fundamental nature of humanity-'a man on the move in a real world of real things, a world which is a sacrament and a mystery; a pilgrim whose life is a searching and a finding.' 428 pp., Picador, 6<

ISBN: 9780312254193

Signposts in a Strange Land, Paperback by Percy, Walker, ISBN 0312254199, ISBN-13 9780312254193, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A collection of essays explores such issues as the art … More...

Signposts in a Strange Land, Paperback by Percy, Walker, ISBN 0312254199, ISBN-13 9780312254193, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A collection of essays explores such issues as the art of writing novels, the Civil War, semiotics, the physician as novelist, faith, abortion, the future of the Church, movie magazines, and education Signposts in a Strange Land, Paperback by Percy, Walker, ISBN 0312254199, ISBN-13 9780312254193, Brand New, Free shipping in the USA collection of essays explores such issues as the art of writing novels, the Civil War, semiotics, the physician as novelist, faith, abortion, the future of the Church, movie magazines, and education, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], EAN: 9780312254193, Book Title: Signposts in a Strange Land : Essays, Item Length: 8.2in, Publication Year: 2000, Format: Trade Paperback, Language: English, Item Height: 1.2in, Features: Revised, Genre: History, Literary Collections, Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Essays, Item Width: 5.5in, Item Weight: 14.5 Oz, Number of Pages: 448 Pages, Picador<

ISBN: 9780312254193

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2000, ISBN: 9780312254193

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