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Walker Percy

Faulkner, Foote, Percy, Percy, and Kauffman, P.C.

Faulkner, Foote, Percy, Percy, and Kauffman, P.C.

A snapshot of the southern literary tradition in the early 20th century I think Bill Kauffman knows more literary anecdotes than any man alive. I ran across this passage last night* while recovering from a migraine and just flipping through my random notes: Among my favorite interviewees was novelist and

Southern Literary Figure Hated Confederate Statues

Southern Literary Figure Hated Confederate Statues

Will Percy (Walker's cousin and guardian) was no fan of the Confederate monuments, saying they're so pathetic, they don't even qualify to be ridiculous: [Y]ou will find in any Southern town a statue in memory of the Confederate dead, erected by the Daughters

Some Notes Regarding the Conservatism of Walker Percy

How would a cat react if deprived of sleep? How does a car perform when deprived of oil? What happens to babies if no one holds them? I don't know how the cat would react, but I bet it would grow highly irritable and eventually violent. The car,