A Messy Message in the Bottle
Enjoy this special exhibit for a fun diversion while learning about Walker Percy for readers at all levels.
Below is the receipt Walker Percy received when buying books from the Maple Street Book Shop on January 7, 1976. The abbreviation of the first book title on the receipt elicited a playful, if not equally messy response from Percy to the shopkeeper when Percy desired to a buy a copy of his book The Message in the Bottle. (Images courtesy: Rhoda K. Faust, Owner, Maple Street Book Shop, New Orleans, La.)

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