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The moviegoer by walker percy because it's about like any great book including non-fiction it's about a person goes on a journey and we're all on a journey.
Walter Isaacson · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2021 Listen at 49:23 The best things said about it
We are, like the main character in Walker Percy's famous novel, The Movie Goer, engaged in the search.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Oct 2026 Why people recommend it
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy is a classic philosophical novel about a young stockbroker in New Orleans grappling with alienation, routine, and a search for authenticity. On On Purpose with Jay Shetty, guest Walter Isaacson named the book among his favorites, noting that like any great work of literature, it follows an individual on a profound journey that mirrors the quest everyone undergoes in life. The novel also appeared on The Daily Stoic in multiple episodes. Rich Cohen discussed the book with Ryan Holiday, exploring the distinct challenges of adapting such an introspective work into a film adaptation. Furthermore, Ryan Holiday frequently brought up the title to illustrate the human search for truth and meaning. On another occasion, Holiday mentioned Walker Percy's famous novel while examining Southern stoicism and the Percy family history, noting how a character recites Marcus Aurelius in a passage that reflects the author's deep connection to stoic philosophy. Throughout these discussions, the speakers utilized Percy's protagonist to examine how individuals navigate the modern malaise, seek deeper significance in their daily routines, and connect with ancient philosophical principles in a changing world.
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Walter Isaacson the moviegoer by walker percy because it's about like any great book including non-fiction it's about a per… 1
“the moviegoer by walker percy because it's about like any great book including non-fiction it's about a person goes on a journey and we're all on a journey”
Ryan Holiday We are, like the main character in Walker Percy's famous novel, The Movie Goer, engaged in the search. 2
“We are, like the main character in Walker Percy's famous novel, The Movie Goer, engaged in the search.”
“no so they're all still there and like Roy Percy's a federal judge and like uh there's a big passage from Marcus Aus in the movie goer that that the ant recites that's which in the ant is modeled on William Alexander Percy who introduces uh Walker to stoic philosophy”
Rich Cohen So how could you ever make a good movie a good movie of the movie goer? 1
“So how could you ever make a good movie a good movie of the movie goer?”
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“Walker Percy is a great kind of writing hero of mine and he wrote a book, I'm blanking on the name of it now, but in the book, it's not "The Moviegoer,"”