An edition of A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)

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An edition of A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)

A Confederacy of Dunces

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.8 (87 ratings)
  • 277 Want to read
  • 18 Currently reading
  • 131 Have read

A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero is one Ignatius J. Reilly, "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures."

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mothers travel housing character sons groups loneliness Young men Mothers and sons Fiction Long Now Manual for Civilization Reading Level-Grade 7 Reading Level-Grade 9 Reading Level-Grade 8 Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 10 Reading Level-Grade 12 Fiction, humorous Mothers and sons, fiction New orleans (la.), fiction American drama (dramatic works by one author) Fiction, general Fiction, humorous, general Large type books American literature Madres e hijos Novela Hombres jóvenes Fictional Works [Publication Type] Humorous stories

People

Ignatius J. Reilly Myrna Minkoff Irene Reilly Santa Battaglia Claude Robichaux Angelo Mancuso Lana Lee George Darlene Burma Jones Mr. Clyde Gus Levy Mrs. Levy Miss Trixie Mr. Gonzalez Dorian Greene Frieda Club Dr. Talc Miss Annie

Places

New Orleans (La.) New Orleans Louisiana French Quarter Canal Street Mississippi River D.H. Holmes Werlein's Music Store Prytania Theater

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Cover of: A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces
1981, Penguin
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OL11044675M
ISBN 10
0786186615
ISBN 13
9780786186617
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77951

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OL3501723W

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A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head.
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