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Highlights
- In Message in the Bottle, Walker Percy offers insights on such varied yet interconnected subjects as symbolic reasoning, the origins of mankind, Helen Keller, Semioticism, and the incredible Delta Factor.
- About the Author: Walker Percy is the author of over ten books, many of which were bestsellers, and he is considered one of the greatest American writers of our time.
- 352 Pages
- Literary Collections, Essays
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About the Book
"First published in the United States by Farrar, Straus and Giroux"--T.p. verso.Book Synopsis
In Message in the Bottle, Walker Percy offers insights on such varied yet interconnected subjects as symbolic reasoning, the origins of mankind, Helen Keller, Semioticism, and the incredible Delta Factor. Confronting difficult philosophical questions with a novelist's eye, Percy rewards us again and again with his keen insights into the way that language possesses all of us.
Review Quotes
"The Message in the Bottle is a delight . . . a pleasure to read." --Larry McMurtry, The Washington Post Book World
"Walker Percy has an intellectual range and rigor few American novelists can match." --Thomas Leclair, The New York Times Book Review "This book is worth examining for the confusions it reveals about the study of language and about what can be expected from it." --Thomas Nagel, The New York Review of BooksAbout the Author
Walker Percy is the author of over ten books, many of which were bestsellers, and he is considered one of the greatest American writers of our time.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Essays
Genre: Literary Collections
Number of Pages: 352
Publisher: Picador USA
Format: Paperback
Author: Walker Percy
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2000
TCIN: 91500852
UPC: 9780312254018
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-8104
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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