A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
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.
My favourite book of all timeI've read it so many times and I still go back to it today. -- Billy Connolly
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141182865 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141182865 |
| Title | A Confederacy of Dunces |
| Author | John Kennedy Toole |
| Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1981 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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