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Walker Percy

1916 - 1990

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Walker Percy, OblSB (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans; his first, The Moviegoer, won the National Book Award for Fiction. Trained as a physician at Columbia University, Percy decided to become a writer after a bout of tuberculosis. He devoted his literary life to the exploration of "the dislocation of man in the modern age." His work displays a combination of existential questioning, Southern sensibility, and deep Catholic faith. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walker Percy is the 6,008th most popular writer (up from 6,151st in 2019), the 10,253rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,434th in 2019) and the 745th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Walker Percy ranks 6,008 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Campbell, Sarmad Kashani, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Jiang Rong, Qaysin Quli, and Harry Turtledove. After him are Alexander Afinogenov, Thomas Heywood, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Marie Pujmanová, Jean Rouaud, and Carol Shields.

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Among people born in 1916, Walker Percy ranks 277. Before him are Óscar Cristi, Jeannette Campbell, Kåre Holt, Vivian McGrath, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, and Robert Marshak. After him are Bohumil Modrý, Charles F. Hockett, Spark Matsunaga, Ruy de Freitas, Paul Felix Schmidt, and Gene Mako. Among people deceased in 1990, Walker Percy ranks 278. Before him are Georges Lacombe, Malcolm Muggeridge, Ralph Abernathy, Clara González, Alice Marble, and Adam Papée. After him are Leongino Unzaim, Madge Bellamy, Çetin Zeybek, Mike Mazurki, József Moravetz, and Ed Czerkiewicz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walker Percy ranks 10,255 out of 20,380. Before him are Cynthia Watros (1968), Tom Shadyac (1958), Irene Rosenfeld (1953), Gene Anthony Ray (1962), Merna Kennedy (1908), and Cliff Barker (1921). After him are Grant Heslov (1963), Danny Masterson (1976), Josiah McCracken (1874), P. P. Arnold (1946), Steve Jablonsky (1970), and Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walker Percy ranks 745. Before him are David Benioff (1970), John Perry Barlow (1947), Jenna Bush Hager (1981), Nella Larsen (1891), Howard Ashman (1950), and Harry Turtledove (1949). After him are Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), Carol Shields (1935), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Steven Saylor (1956), Tara Westover (1986), and Tom Brokaw (1940).

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