The Second Coming
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The Second Coming is a philosophical novel by Walker Percy that explores themes of faith, existential despair, and the search for meaning in modern American life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Second Coming canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Walker Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Second Coming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
alienation in contemporary society
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authentic existence ⓘ the nature of sanity and insanity ⓘ the problem of belief in the modern world ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterAlsoIn | The Last Gentleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Last Gentleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic fiction
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Southern literature ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
family legacy
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golf ⓘ letters ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalInfluence |
Christian existentialism
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existentialism ⓘ |
| hasTitleAllusion | "The Second Coming" by W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Allison Huger
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Will Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining theological questions with comic narrative
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depiction of midlife crisis ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American South
NERFINISHED
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North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
existential despair
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faith ⓘ mental illness ⓘ modern American life ⓘ redemption ⓘ religious experience ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Walker Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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