Walker Percy

Walker Percy
noun
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
Syn: ↑Percy
Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author

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  • Walker Percy — (* 28. Mai 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama; † 10. Mai 1990 in Covington, Louisiana) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk 3 Werke …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Walker Percy — (28 de mayo de 1916, Birmingham 10 de mayo de 1990, Covington) fue un novelista estadounidense. Pasó su infancia en Misisipi. Tras licenciarse en la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en 1937, ingresó en la Universidad de Columbia donde, en 1941,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Walker Percy — Infobox Person | name = Walker Percy other names = caption = Walker Percy birth date = birth date|1916|05|28 birth place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. death date = death date and age|1990|5|10|1916|5|28 death place = Covington, Louisiana, U.S.… …   Wikipedia

  • PERCY (W.) — Walker PERCY 1916 1990 Chose plus rare qu’on ne le croit, dans un pays où les généalogies s’inventent parfois du jour au lendemain, Walker Percy descend d’une très ancienne famille du Sud. C’est à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, au lendemain de la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Percy — bezeichnet: Percy (Vorname), männlicher Vorname Haus Percy, englisches Adelsgeschlecht Percy (Film), britische Komödie von 1971 Percy ist der Name folgender Orte und Verwaltungsgebiete: Percy (Isère), Gemeinde im Département Isère, Frankreich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Walker (surname) — Walker is a surname of English origin. In English, the name comes from the medieval profession of a ‘walker’, a person who trod on woollen cloth in a bath of Fuller s earth, and sometimes urine, in order to thicken the fibres and ready the cloth… …   Wikipedia

  • Walker — Walker, Francis Amasa Walker, William * * * (as used in expressions) Bush, George (Herbert Walker) Bush, George W(alker) Evans, Walker Percy, Walker Walker Smith, Jr. Walker, Alice (Malsenior) Walker, Copa Walker, David Walker, James J(ohn) Jimmy …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Percy, Walker — born May 28, 1916, Birmingham, Ala., U.S. died May 10, 1990, Covington, La. U.S. novelist. He was orphaned in late childhood and was raised by a cousin in Mississippi. While working as a pathologist he contracted tuberculosis; during his… …   Universalium

  • Percy (surname) — The following list includes people with the surname Percy:* Charles H. Percy (b. 1919), businessman, special ambassador, politician, Senator Illinois R (1967 ndash;1985) * George Percy (1586 ndash;1631), English explorer and author, governor of… …   Wikipedia

  • walker — /waw keuhr/, n. 1. an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk. 2. a similar device, usually a waist high four legged framework of lightweight metal, for use by a weak or disabled person as a support… …   Universalium

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