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A Confederacy of Dunces

Hardback

Main Details

Title A Confederacy of Dunces
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Kennedy Toole
SeriesPenguin Clothbound Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 138
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780241284667
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 6 October 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A stunning clothbound edition of John Kennedy Toole's savagely funny, satirical masterpiece A monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern - this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces.The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him. Ignatius must get a job...

Author Biography

John Kennedy Toole was born in New Orleans in 1937. He received a master's degree in English from Columbia University and taught at Hunter College and at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He wrote A Confederacy of Dunces in the early sixties and tried unsuccessfully to get the novel published; depressed, at least in part by his failure to place the book, he committed suicide in 1969. It was only through the tenacity of his mother that her son's book was eventually published and found the audience it deserved.

Reviews

My favourite book of all time. I've read it so many times and I still go back to it today. -- Billy Connolly