The Last Gentleman
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The Last Gentleman is a 1966 novel by American author Walker Percy that follows a spiritually adrift young Southerner searching for meaning in modern America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Gentleman canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Walker Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorReligion | Roman Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
Catholic novel
ⓘ
Southern literature ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780374523002 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Second Coming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Walker Percy bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Will Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of existential and religious themes in a Southern context ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | a spiritually adrift young Southerner ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelPublicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
American South
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
Southern identity
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alienation in modern America ⓘ faith and doubt ⓘ identity ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s America ⓘ |
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