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A Confederacy of Dunces
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
A Confederacy of Dunces
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Kennedy Toole
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| Series | Penguin Clothbound Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:352 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780241284667
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
6 October 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
ReviewsMy favourite book of all time. I've read it so many times and I still go back to it today. -- Billy Connolly
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