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Love in the Ruins

Walker Percy

Dr. Tom More has created a stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey to cure mankind's spiritual flu. This novel confronts both the value of life and its susceptibility to chance and ruin.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Picador USA
  • Publish Date: Sep 4th, 1999
  • Pages: 416
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.40in - 1.30in - 0.79lb
  • EAN: 9780312243111
  • Categories: ClassicsLiteraryWorld Literature - American - 20th Century

About the Author

Percy, Walker: - Walker Percy wrote several books, many of them bestsellers, and is considered one of the greatest American writers of our time. His books include The Moviegoer and Love in the Ruins.

Praise for this book

"A great adventure...So outrageous and so real, one is left speechless." --Chicago Sun Times

"Immensely readable, vividly entertaining." --Los Angeles Times

"Brilliant and hilarious . . . some of the most fascinating characters you'll ever encounter." --Dallas Morning News

"One of the major novels of our time." --Milwaukee Journal