Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

[David Alan Beck <dabeck AT iupui.edu>]

I, for one, would like to hear/read a synopsis of both books. The
postmodern book is in my shopping cart at amazon. I haven't checked on
your new book. Can you give us a nutshell version of both?
Thanks.
-David

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 PALawler AT aol.com wrote:

> Dear Mr. Beck and the others,
> I don't check my aol that often so I just discovered your message.  Thanks 
> for plugging my POSTMODERNISM, which has 2
> long chapters on Percy--including on THE THANATOS SYNDROME.  But not only 
> that!  My new ALIENS IN AMERICA: THE STRANGE TRUTH ABOUT OUR SOULS has a 
> chapter on Percy and Carl Sagan and another on Percy, Tocqueville, William 
> Alexander Percy on aristocracy and democracy in America.  If anyone wants 
> to discuss any of this, I would be glad to respond.
> 
> Please excuse this shameless self-promotion.
> Peter Lawler
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David Beck

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