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The Walker Percy Project

A Comprehensive Educational & Scholarly Resource
on American author Walker Percy

For Students, General Readers, and Scholars

About The Walker Percy Project

The Project is a comprehensive educational resource on 20th century American author Walker Percy (1916-1990), offering free online content and discussion about his writings, life, and thought for students, general readers, and scholars. As a public educational resource, The Project website is deliberately straightforward in its design and functionality in order to enhance website accessibility.

— Read the Welcome Message from the Project's director and editor, Henry P. Mills III

JOIN PERCY DISCUSSION

Subscribe to Percy-L to follow Percy discussion, current news, and publication announcements in the Percy-L community. View all discussion opportunities.

Percy-L discussion is interdisciplinary in nature and topics range from the literary, religious, scientific, philosophical, and other culture related to Walker Percy. View the Percy-L discussion archives.

CURRENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

Join this year's Summer Slow Reading Group - The Last Gentleman (Starts Fri., June 13, 2025)

Attend the 2025 Walker Percy Weekend to be held September 19-20, 2025 — 10th Annual Events (St. Francisville, La.)

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About the Project & Press

The Walker Percy Educational Project is a volunteer effort and is not affiliated with the Manuscripts Department of the UNC-Chapel Hill Library, Archive of the "Walker Percy Papers".

Project featured in The Southern Quarterly, New Orleans Magazine, Texas Monthly,
Austin American-Statesman, Times-Picayune, Modern Language Association,
and The Southern Register.

Hosted by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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