While working as a pathologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York, he contracted tuberculosis, and while recovering, decided to become a writer.
While working as a pathologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York, he contracted tuberculosis, and while recovering, decided to become a writer. In his most famous novel, he introduced the concept of "Malaise," despair inherent in the modern world. He also wrote a major work in Catholic philosophy and semantics titled The Message in the Bottle. His other works include Lancelot, The Second Coming, and Love in the Ruins, the last of which became the prequel for The Thanatos Syndrome. For 10 points, identify this writer of The Moviegoer.
While working as a pathologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York, he contracted tuberculosis, and while recovering, decided to become a writer.
Walker {Percy}