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THE THANATOS SYNDROME
Walker Percy
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THE THANATOS SYNDROME

by Walker Percy

Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 1966

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Peak rank

#7

Weeks on list

9

Debuted

April 1987

Chart History

#1510151987

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

Will Barrett is a 25-year-old wanderer from the South living in New York City, detached from his roots and with no plans for the future, until the purchase of a telescope sets off a romance and changes his life forever.

All Appearances

11NEWApril 12, 1987wk 1
9↑2April 19, 1987wk 2
9—April 26, 1987wk 3
7↑2May 3, 1987wk 4
8↓1May 10, 1987wk 5
10↓2May 17, 1987wk 6
9↑1May 24, 1987wk 7
11↓2May 31, 1987wk 8
11—June 7, 1987wk 9

Details

ISBN-13
9780380377961
ISBN-10
0380377969
Published
1966
Pages
326
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Categories
Fiction

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