A.J. Liebling and The Moviegoer

September 3, 2011 by Rufus McCain at 7:52 am

“Unlikely as it sounds, The Moviegoer won the National Book Award in large part because of writer A. J. Liebling’s interest in Earl Long and Louisiana politics.” — Jay Tolson, Pilgrim in the Ruins

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Angelico Nguyen, Esq., OPL says

September 3, 2011 at 10:45 pm

Bonus points for the Flannery letter!

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- Jonathan Potter says
  
  September 3, 2011 at 11:30 pm
  
  I have a photocopy of that letter in a file somewhere. One of the many amazing documents held in the Percy archives at Chapel Hill.
  
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  - Angelico Nguyen, Esq., OPL says
    
    September 4, 2011 at 4:00 pm
    
    First Mrs Lickona’s tomato, now this. Korrektiv’s a regular Tenth-Commandment minefield.
    
    Just a thought: If you do come across your copy of the letter — or any other nice finds from the Percy archives — a scan or photo might make for a good post. No pressure, of course.
    
    … Still, ‘for a possession which is not diminished by being shared with others, if it is possessed and not shared, is not yet possessed as it ought to be possessed.’ (St Augustine, ‘On Christian Doctrine’, Book I, Chapter 1).
    
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