Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World
Title | Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World |
Year for Search | 1971 |
Authors | Percy, Walker(1916-90) |
Date Published | 1971 |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus, & Giroux |
Place Published | New York |
Keywords | Male author, US author |
Annotation | Dystopia located in Louisiana depicting a general collapse of the U.S. with some local institutions surviving. Racial conflict and, at the end, the northern cities with large African American populations have seceded. The protagonist believes himself to be a collateral descendant of Thomas More and regularly refers to him. |
Additional Publishers | U.K. ed. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1971. |
Holding Institutions | PSt |
Author Note | (1916-90) |
Full Text | 1971 Percy, Walker (1916-90). Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. U.K. ed. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1971. PSt Dystopia located in Louisiana depicting a general collapse of the U.S. with some local institutions surviving. Racial conflict and, at the end, the northern cities with large African American populations have seceded. The protagonist believes himself to be a collateral descendent of Thomas More and regularly refers to him. |