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Lancelot
Lancelot
Author: Walker Percy
Lancelot Lamar is a disenchanted lawyer who finds himself confined in a mental asylum with memories that don't seem worth remembering. It all began the day he accidentally discovered he was not the father of his youngest daughter, a discovery which sent Lancelot on modern quest to reverse the degeneration of America. Percy's novel reveals a shin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374183134
ISBN-10: 0374183139
Publication Date: 2/1977
Pages: 257
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Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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This book was part of an English class I took. I consider this book to really be two parts, running simultaneously. There is the surface story that is taking place and there are the deeper points and observations Percy makes throughout. While I didn't really enjoy the surface story, I loved the insights. To me, the insights were slightly sarcastic but not in an offensive way. Rather, my reactions were usually, "Huh. I never thought about that, but you know, it's true. How interesting." (I find even my own reactions funny since he specifically makes a point about how people find things "interesting.")


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