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Lancelot
Book • 1977
Lancelot by Walker Percy is a dark and provocative novel that follows the story of Lancelot Andrewes Lamar, a disillusioned lawyer who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's infidelity.
His quest leads him down a path of moral decay and violence, culminating in a tragic event that lands him in a mental institution.
Through Lancelot's narrative, Percy explores themes of existential crisis, moral ambiguity, and the search for meaning in a seemingly meaningless world.
His quest leads him down a path of moral decay and violence, culminating in a tragic event that lands him in a mental institution.
Through Lancelot's narrative, Percy explores themes of existential crisis, moral ambiguity, and the search for meaning in a seemingly meaningless world.
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as his favorite novel by Walker Percy.


Ryan Holiday

Author Philipp Meyer on Channeling History, Philosophy and Failure into Art
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as a book that one should not read when going through a divorce.

Joel Miller

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as his favorite Walker Percy novel, featuring a second-person narrative.


Ryan Holiday

Wright Thompson on Untangling Myth from History in America
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as Walker Percy's second-person novel.


Ryan Holiday

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