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A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
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Description for A Confederacy of Dunces
Hardback. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 255 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
'My favourite book of all time... it stays with you long after you have read it - for your whole life, in fact' Billy Connolly 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. Ignatius ignores them, heaving his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma ... Read more
'My favourite book of all time... it stays with you long after you have read it - for your whole life, in fact' Billy Connolly 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. Ignatius ignores them, heaving his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Penguin Clothbound Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241284667
SKU
9780241284667
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About John Kennedy Toole
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 ... Read more
Reviews for A Confederacy of Dunces
My favourite book of all time. I've read it so many times and I still go back to it today.
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly