Walker Percy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Walker Percy
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	May 28, 1916(1916-05-28)
Age	108
Date Of Death	1990-05-10
Birthplace	Birmingham
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Taurus

Walker Percy Biography

Walker Percy is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on May 28, 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. A native of Alabama who was born in Alabama, he is well-known for his novel from 1961 The Moviegoer that was awarded The Moviegoer the National Book Award. The majority of his work is about the changing face of the traditional South by the use of technology and industry.

His co-author, He and fellow author, Julia Glass, were both recipients of the National Book Award for Fiction. received The National Book Award for Fiction.

He was left orphaned during the early years of his life following the suicide of his father and his mother passed away in a car accident. In his later years of childhood the family was the cousin of his father, who was an attorney.

Walker Percy Net Worth

Walker Percy is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Walker Percy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After tuberculosis-related illness while recovering from tuberculosis, he read the work from Jean Paul Sartre and other European existentialist writers. He was in awe of the potential to be an author himself. He published his first work The Moviegoer in 1961.

The most well-known novel of his, The Moviegoer, deals with the issue of alienation through the lens of an apathetic Wall Street man who seeks something meaningful in the film-based world.

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Who is Walker Percy Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Walker Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Walker Percy celebrates birthday on May 28 of every year.

Was Walker Percy a Catholic?

Walker Percy, one of the greatest Catholic novelists of the twentieth century , was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1916.

Where was Walker Percy from?

Birmingham, AL

What is the loss of the creature about?

In “The Loss of the Creature” by Walker Percy, he talks about why people have lost their sovereignty and how they can get it back. There are a lot of things that people can do differently and regain their individuality back from the consumer culture that they live in.

What did Walker Percy believe?

Immediately after his convalescence, Percy made a series of radical decisions: He married, converted to Roman Catholicism , and committed himself to a life of writing.

Who wrote Percy Jackson?

Rick Riordan