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A Confederacy of Dunces

By John Kennedy Toole

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| Paperback | 9780141182865

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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. Undaunted, he uContinue

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John Kennedy Toole – A Confederacy Of Dunces

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spikemagazine published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole Grove Press Paperback 416 pages September 1987 (reissue) The comedy of A Confederacy of Dunces is writ large in and between its many lines: a grand farce of overeducated white trash, corrupt law enforcement, ... (read full critics)

curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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Someone once said this book is like Marmite, either you love it or you hate it.
My experience with Ignatius and his story confirms what this wise person said: there is no way you can remain indifferent to this book. The (sad) matter is that many of the people who read it cannot appreciate it. ... (continue)

Someone once said this book is like Marmite, either you love it or you hate it.
My experience with Ignatius and his story confirms what this wise person said: there is no way you can remain indifferent to this book. The (sad) matter is that many of the people who read it cannot appreciate it.
When I read this book, during a couple of summer nights, I even woke my mother up because I was laughing too loudly. Sad to see how most people cannot stand poor Ignatius and quit reading the book after few chapters, stating they hate him.
I read A Confederacy of dunces only once, in Italian, and although I have a copy in English I am postponing the reading of this amazing novel - that I simply adored from the very first lines - because I want it to be a completely new experience.
I will wait 'till I remember only bits and pieces of this book, then I'll read it as if it were the very first time. I hope it will be such a treat as it was years ago.
If it's not already clear how much I love this book, I'll have to make it clearer: this is the novel the man of my life cannot hate. If he hates Ignatius, he can't love me. (I'm kidding on this, but not too much!?)

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Miss Piggott said on Aug 1, 2007 | Add your feedback

AN ANNUAL READ ...

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Alexanderb said on Feb 3, 2012 | Add your feedback

A wonderful story centering around a sort Don Quixiote-esque Ignatius, a self-indulgent, flatulent sloth, who is gloriously out of touch with the world around him.
Jonathan Culverhouse. Author of Underkingdom: Disco Goblins vs The Machine, a fantasy novel for children.
www.underkingdom.co.uk

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Jonathan Culverhouse said on Jul 20, 2010 | Add your feedback