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Showing posts with label walker percy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label walker percy. Show all posts
26.7.23

Deciphering the Language of Manipulation: From Billboards to Broadcasts

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Percy writes about perception and reality in his 1961 novel The Moviegoer. In this post, I explore the captivating world of language manipul...
27.2.19

Quote on a New Orleans Setting from The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

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The Moviegoer The swamps are still burning at Chef Menteur and the sky over Gentilly is the color of ashes (p.17).  Walker Percy, A...
28.1.15

Letter from Walker Percy to Fr. Dominic Braud, O.S.B.

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American novelist Walker Percy wrote Fr. Dominic Braud a letter on March 9, 1980. Letter from Walker Percy to Fr. Dominic Braud , O.S.B. ...
29.10.12

Quotation: Walker Percy on Hurricanes in Louisiana

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”I've noticed in Louisiana in hurricanes — my theory is that people enjoy hurricanes whether they say so or not. Because in hurricane...
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14.2.12

Reflecting On Despair According to Søren Kierkegaard (and Others)

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“Infinitude’s despair, therefore, is the fantastic, the unlimited for the self is healthy and free from despair only when, precisely by h...
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12.8.11

On Whiskey Bottles, Trail Mix and Walker Percy

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In this post, I recount a story of when I found a bottle with a message tucked inside of it. Shaking Off a Feeling of Emptiness    Do...
10.12.10

Quotation: Walker Percy on Gentilly

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"The swamps are still burning at Chef Menteur and the sky over Gentilly is the color of ashes."  (p.17) Walker Percy, Th...
3.12.10

Quotation: Walker Percy on Bourbon Drinking

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Bourbon, Neat Not only should connoisseurs of Bourbon not read this article, neither should persons preoccupied with the perils of alco...