THE MOVIEGOER

A rediscovered American classic from the 1960sWhen The Moviegoer was first published in 1961 it won the National Book Award and esta blished Walker Percy as one of the most exciting new voices in American fiction. In his portrait of a boyish New Orleans stockbroker wavering between ennui and the longing for redemption, Percy managed to combine Bourbon Street elegance with the spiritual urgency of a Russian novel.On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Binx Bolling is adrift. He occupies himself with dallying with his secretar ies and g...[Llegir més]