The Moviegoer
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The Moviegoer is Walker Percy’s acclaimed debut novel, a philosophical Southern work that follows an alienated New Orleans stockbroker on a reflective search for meaning in modern life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Moviegoer canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Walker Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
introspective
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern literature
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literary fiction ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aunt Emily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kate Cutrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonnie Bolling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American Catholic fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-375-72635-5 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApproximate | 240 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Catholicism
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Binx Bolling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of New Orleans culture
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portrayal of existential malaise in mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | stockbroker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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existentialism ⓘ modern life ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
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