The Moviegoer
American novelist, 1916–1990. Won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962.
The Moviegoer is a 1961 novel by Walker Percy. It won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962.
On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Walker Percy
- First published
- 1961
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction winner, 1962
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Philosophical, Psychological, Southern gothic
Is The Moviegoer worth reading?
3 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them the National Book Award for Fiction and 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 60 | See the list |
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1962) | Winner | See the list |
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Moviegoer
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 50% of the points available on prize lists, against 19% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Moviegoer
If you liked The Moviegoer, try Brave New World, The Magic Mountain or A Clockwork Orange.
