{"product_id":"the-moviegoer-paperback","title":"The Moviegoer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalker Percy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Elie\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 1962 National Book Award and one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 100 Best English-Language Novels, Walker Percy's debut \u003ci\u003eThe Moviegoer\u003c\/i\u003e is an American masterpiece and a classic of Southern literature. Insightful, romantic, and humorous, it is the story of a young man's search for meaning amid a shallow consumerist landscape. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBinx Bolling, a young New Orleans stockbroker, fills his days with movies and casual sex. His life offers him nothing worth retaining; what he treasures are scenes from \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/i\u003e, not the personal experiences he knows other people hold dear. On the cusp of turning thirty, however, something changes: At Mardi Gras, he embarks on a quest for some form of authentic experience. The consequences of Binx's quest, on both himself and his unstable cousin Kate, prove outrageous, absurd, moving, and indelible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an afterword by Paul Elie, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Moviegoer \u003c\/i\u003ecements Walker Percy's place as a giant of American literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalker Percy\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Moviegoer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Thanatos Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded numerous prizes in his lifetime, including the National Book Award, and is considered one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He lived in Covington, Louisiana, until his death in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52717487063373,"sku":"9780374214524","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/N2FBU2phdW1jMFZjSnduWXhNRG5kdz09.webp?v=1762428658","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-moviegoer-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}