In the late 1940s comic moralist Walker Percy and novelist Shelby Foote, friends since their teenage years, began a correspondence which would last until Percy's death in 1990. The letters trace their lives from their early careers, when they were struggling fiercely and openly with their ambitions, artistic doubts and personal problems. They discuss such serious matters as the death of Foote's mother and Percy's battle with cancer, but their letters are also full of humour, good-natured ribbing and self mockery. This edited collection of letters aims to shed light on the relationship of these two remarkable writers as close friends and confidants, and to reveal the path of their literary careers as they gained in stature.
- ISBN10 0393040313
- ISBN13 9780393040319
- Publish Date 17 November 1996
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 3 August 2004
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English