Signposts in a Strange Land Essays

At his death in 1990, Walker Percy left a considerable legacy of uncollected nonfiction. Assembled inSignposts in a Strange Land, these essays on language, literature, philosophy, religion, psychiatry, morality, and life and letters in the South display the imaginative versatility of an author considered by many to be one the greatest modern American writers. Walker Percywrote many books, several of them bestsellers, and is considered one of the greatest American writers of modern times. His first novel,The Moviegoer, won the 1962 National Book Award. Upon his death in 1990, Walker Percy left behind a considerable legacy of uncollected nonfiction. Assembled inSignposts in a Strange Land, these essays concern language, literature, philosophy, religion, psychiatry, morality, and life and letters in the South. These pieces display the imaginative versatility of an author considered by many to be one the greatest modern American writers. "These moving pieces of nonfiction, some quite brief and terse, others more relaxed and spacious, offer 'signposts' that will help us understand not only the 'strange land' that is late-20th-century America, but the extraordinary mind of an especially alert and knowing observer."Robert Coles,Boston Sunday Globe "Tart, lively, and likeable. You come away admiring not only the writer's sense and sensibility, his sophistication and intelligence, but, more important, his wisdom and courage."George Core,The Washington Post Book World "Percy is always intelligent, always civilized, never blind to his opponents' point of view."Evelyn Toynton,The New York Times Book Review "Remarkably revealing . . .Signpostsshows Percy in all of his moral and intellectual grandeur . . . What shines through, however, is Percy's fundamental decency, his compassion for the human predicament, and his abundant love for humanity."Jonathan Kirsch,Los Angeles Times

Walker Percy wrotes several books, many of them bestsellers, and is considered one of the greatest American writers of our time.