Walker Percy (Noun)
Meaning
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Walker Percy was an American writer who received critical acclaim for his exploration of the human condition.
- The novel "The Moviegoer" is a seminal work of Walker Percy, and its exploration of existential crisis is characteristic of his style.
- As a novelist and philosopher, Walker Percy wrote about human alienation and its relation to technology.
- Walker Percy is considered a major American literary figure, despite only having published six novels in his lifetime.
- In "Love in the Ruins", Walker Percy's apocalyptic novel explores a postmodern American landscape filled with societal and philosophical problems.