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1971
LOVE IN THE RUINS
Walker Percy
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LOVE IN THE RUINS

The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World

by Walker Percy

Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 1978

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Peak rank

#8

Weeks on list

7

Debuted

June 1971

Chart History

#1510151971
dashed = off the list

7 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #8

All Appearances

9NEWJune 6, 1971wk 1
9—June 13, 1971wk 2
10NEWJune 27, 1971
8↑2July 4, 1971wk 4
10NEWJuly 18, 1971
10NEWJuly 25, 1971
10NEWAugust 8, 1971

Details

ISBN-13
9780380504688
ISBN-10
0380504685
Published
1978
Pages
379
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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