The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy
"The Last Gentleman" is a novel about a disoriented and confused man from the South who suffers from a "nervous condition" that causes him to forget who he is. When he meets a young man dying from a brain tumor, he decides to leave his home in New York and travel with the man and his family back to the South. Throughout his journey, he attempts to discover his own identity and grapples with existential questions about life, love, and death.
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- Published
- 1966
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 406
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.3)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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This book is on the following 4 lists:
- 4th on Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World (Literary Hub)
- 24th on The Best Southern Novels of All Time (Oxford American)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 (Anthony Burges (Book))