The Moviegoer: Episode 1

Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Arts, Books

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they dive into Walker Percy's The Moviegoer. Topics of conversation include the book's particular vibe, its plotlessness, the uniquely Southern AND catholic perspective of Percy, and much more.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm David Kern.
0:03.2	I'm Heidi White.
0:04.1	And I'm Tim McIntosh.
0:05.4	And you are listening to Close Reads, a podcast for the Incurable Reader.
0:09.4	And Tim's back!
0:10.6	Hey, Tim's back.
0:13.7	What's going on, Tim?
0:15.0	Hey, David.
0:15.6	Thanks for being back.
0:16.6	Thanks for having me.
0:17.5	How are you?
0:18.6	It's a complicated answer.
0:21.6	Sorry for asking.
0:22.6	No, no, no, no, it's fine.
0:24.2	If you'll just accept it's complicated, maybe I could leave it at that.
0:30.2	Hey, man, I accept it's complicated almost all the time because life is complicated.
0:36.0	For sure.
0:36.9	So we are here to discuss a new book.
0:39.7	We're here to discuss Walker Percy's novel, The Movie Goer.
0:43.2	This is his debut novel.
0:45.1	It was first published in 1961.
0:47.5	And then it went on to win the US National Book Award.
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