A Confederacy of Dunces

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John Kennedy Toole

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize“A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book ReviewA Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).

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Author

John Kennedy Toole

Pages

416

Publisher

Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Published Date

2007-12-01

ISBN

0802197620 9780802197627

Ratings

Google: 3

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"I think Jack Black would make a great Ignatius (if they were ever able to finally make it into a movie)."

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Claire Freeman

"Amazing book that is incredibly funny. Quite a puzzle considering the author committed suicide after its completion. His mother found the manuscript which later won Pulitzer."

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Greg Martinez

"This book is so cleverly written. Have read it three times and am still entertained by it. "

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M. A. Daniels

"Wacky and so good! Set in New Orleans. "

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Gwen hourihan

"Kinda like Don Quixote in 1960s New Orleans. Absolute masterpiece!"

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James L

""I suspect that I am the result of particularly weak conception on the part of my father. His sperm was probably emitted in a rather offhand manner.""

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Claire Taylor

"One of the funniest books I've ever read. If you have any sort of sense of humor, read this book. I literally laughed out loud during study hall at times."

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Leah Burns

"Great book"

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Howard Miller

"One of my favorites!!!! "

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Nicole Deason

"Fantastic read. Funny characters. I've read this book many times over the years. I love Ignatius!"

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Eden R. Farmer

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