The Moviegoer -- Walker Percy, Paperback Religion - Biblical Studies The long night is over--now

The long night is over--now what will the dawn bring

like an artist stepping back from a canvas

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When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive

many teens will be able to see themselves in the characters

The Moviegoer -- Walker Percy, Paperback Religion - Biblical Studies The long night is over--nowWinner of the 1962 National Book Award and one of Time magazine's 100 Best English Language Novels, Walker Percy's debut The Moviegoer is an American masterpiece and a classic of Southern literature. Insightful, romantic, and humorous, it is the story of a young man's search for meaning amid a shallow consumerist landscape. Binx Bolling, a young New Orleans stockbroker, fills his days with movies and casual sex. His life offers him nothing worth