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The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do With the Other (Paperback)

by Walker Percy (Author) "In the beginning was Alpha and the end is Omega, but somewhere between occurred Delta, which was nothing less than the arrival of man himself..." (more)
Key Phrases: knowledge sub specie aeternitatis, autonomous object interest, triadic behavior, Helen Keller, Grand Canyon, New York (more...)
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"The Message in the Bottle is a delight . . . a pleasure to read."--Larry McMurtry, The Washington Post Book World "Walker Percy has an intellectual range and rigor few American novelists can match."--Thomas Leclair, The New York Times Book Review"This book is worth examining for the confusions it reveals about the study of language and about what can be expected from it."--Thomas Nagel, The New York Review of Books


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"The Message in the Bottle is a delight . . . a pleasure to read."--Larry McMurtry, The Washington Post Book World

"Walker Percy has an intellectual range and rigor few American novelists can match."--Thomas Leclair, The New York Times Book Review

"This book is worth examining for the confusions it reveals about the study of language and about what can be expected from it."--Thomas Nagel, The New York Review of Books


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Product Details
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; 1st Picador edition (April 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312254016
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312254018
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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