Percy’s National Book Award–winning classic: A young man, torn between the forces of tradition and change, searches for meaning in post-war America
On 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 … of his life. With Mardi Gras in full swing, Binx, along with his cousin Kate, sets out to find his true purpose amid the excesses of the carnival that surrounds him.
Buoyant yet powerful, The Moviegoer is a poignant indictment of modern values, and an unforgettable story of a week that will change two lives forever.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Walker Percy including rare photos from the author’s estate.
Lots has changed since The Moviegoer was first published in 1960, and it’s hard to read it today without feeling like the book is from a distant time in American history. There are the clear and jarring differences — the treatment of women, the role black people play in the story, the physical landscape of the story — but also, I thought, a …
As a New Orleans native (suburbs of NOLA actually), I relished the vivid descriptions of the city and the true-to-life dialog. It’s a brilliantly-written book; poetic prose.
I can see why it is a classic. So much goes on internally with Binx as he figures out his life path and struggles to find real meaning in his existence.
I think it …
The Moviegoer is one of an assortment of books that I read in my early 20s and of which I retained basically no memory. Lately I’ve made a point of revisiting these books to get a sense of what I missed the first time. In some cases ,such as One Hundred Years of Solitude, I found myself surprised that they left so little an impression at the time. …
Memorable
brilliant