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Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

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Released by Louisiana State University Press in 1980, A Confederacy of Dunces is nothing short of a publishing phenomenon. Rejected by countless publishers and submitted by the author's mother years after his suicide, the book won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Today there are almost two million copies in print worldwide in eighteen languages. Now, for the first time, John Kennedy Toole's comic masterpiece is available in a large print edition. Toole's lunatic and sage novel introduces one of the most memorable characters in American literature, Ignatius Reilly, whom Walker Percy dubs "slob extraordinaire, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one." Set in New Orleans, A confederacy of Dunces outswifts Swift, one of whose essays gives the book its title. As its characters burst into life, they leave the region and literature forever changed by their presence-Ignatius and his mother; Miss Trixie, the octogenarian assistant accountant at Levi Pants; inept, wan Patrolman Mancuso; Darlene, the Bourbon Street stripper with a penchant for poultry; Jones the jivecat in spaceage dark glasses. Included here is the introduction that writer and New Orleans resident Andrei Codrescu composed for the book's twentieth anniversary. Set in oversized type for ease in reading, the large print edition will gratify both first-timers seeking to discover this modern-day classic and longtime afficionados wishing to reread a favorite novel.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Amereon Limited
  • Publish Date: Aug 1st, 2008
  • Pages: 394
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.30in - 5.50in - 1.30in - 1.19lb
  • EAN: 9780848812072
  • Categories: • Literary

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Been reflecting on this thought ever since I saw it posted by singer/songwriter Janis Ian. It reminded me of a line from John Kennedy O'Toole's brilliant book, A Confederacy of Dunces. When the main character, a slothful and boorish young man, lost yet…https://t.co/u0HDM7FWra

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Majorly flawed and a bit repulsive? How about Ignatius J Reilly in John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces? Opinions are our own -- please don't flame us! #AskALibrarian https://t.co/d7anMGaVbB

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I've also read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (2001); A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole (1981); and To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (1961), so apparently I should read 2021's The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich to stay consistent.

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"What a delight, what a roaring, rollicking, footstomping wonder this book is. I laughed until my sides ached, and then I laughed on."

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