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The Moviegoer

The Moviegoer

by Walker Percy

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#373

3.67 (3 reviews)
Pages
242
Published
May 15th, 1961
Award(s)
National Book Award (1962)

Percy’s National Book Award–winning classic: A young man, torn between the forces of tradition and change, searches for meaning in post-war AmericaOn the cusp of his thirtieth birthday, Binx Bolling is a lost soul. A stockbroker and member of an established New Orleans family, Binx’s one escape is the movie theater that transports him from the falseness of his life. With Mardi Gras in full...

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forline

Jan 5th, 2018

this still haunts me.

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Dec 20th, 2017

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Jul 30th, 2013

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