{"product_id":"walker-percys-voices-9780820321400","title":"Walker Percy's Voices","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Kobre\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalker Percy's novels are fraught with characters struggling toward a destiny and purpose in life who must sort through conflicting inner voices and the voices of family, friends, therapists, and mentors until they finally find their own paths. Through trial, error, and retrial, Percy's characters continuously reinvent themselves, struggling until they reach solutions, satisfaction, and maturity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this multifaceted work, Michael Kobre analyzes Walker Percy's major fiction works--\u003ci\u003eThe Moviegoer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove in the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLancelot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Coming\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Thanatos Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e--in terms of the Russian philosopher and literary scholar Mikhail Bakhtin's critical theory. Kobre begins with an introduction to Percy's view of language and consciousness and a clear, accessible explanation of Bakhtin's ideas. His subsequent discussion of the novels connects each work in turn with Percy's advancing career and explores the deepening conflict in Percy's fiction between his desire to express his own religious and moral beliefs and his commitment to the essential freedom of his art--the play of many voices in his narratives.","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591229194391,"sku":"9780820321400","price":5325.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780820321400.webp?v=1774972057","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/walker-percys-voices-9780820321400","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}