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A Confederacy of Dunces
by Toole, John Kennedy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0807106577
- ISBN 13
- 9780807106570
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1994. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Pulitizer-prize winning novel that "outswifts Swift,'' with its title taken from one of his essays, set in the author's home of New Orleans, Louisiana. First published in 1980, 11 years after the author's suicide, largely by the efforts of his mother, Thelma, & writer Walker Percy, who writes the Foreword. This is the Fourteenth Printing (Dec. 1994) of that FIRST EDITION, in 338 pages. With tan cloth over boards & black lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: completely clean save for some heavy foxing to exterior page edges. Long gift inscription in pen to ffep, else unmarked. Binding tight & square, pages white. The price-clipped DJ (Second state, with Chicago Sun-Times blurb on rear, original Ed Lindlof illustration to front) is truly Fine & protected in new mylar cover to free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
A Confederacy of Dunces is a picaresque novel written by John Kennedy Toole, published in 1980, 11 years after the author died by suicide at the age of 31. The book was published through the efforts of writer Walker Percy (who also contributed a revealing foreword) and Toole's mother, Thelma Toole. In 1981, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, granting posthumous recognition to John Kennedy Toole. The novel has since gained a cult following and is celebrated as a classic of American literature. Set in New Orleans during the 1960s, A Confederacy of Dunces revolves around the eccentric and socially awkward protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly. Ignatius is an obese, unemployed, highly educated man who lives with his overbearing mother. The novel follows Ignatius as he navigates various misadventures, often clashing with the world around him due to his pompous intellect and disdain for modern society. Ignatius is a self-proclaimed philosopher and writer who spends most of his time writing in his ever-present journal, "The Journal of a Working Boy," where he criticizes the world's perceived injustices. Ignatius's life takes an unexpected turn when his mother forces him to find a job to contribute to their finances. His misadventures in the working world lead him to cross paths with a colorful cast of characters, including his eccentric employer, a former girlfriend, a politically active barmaid, a black prostitute, and a policeman who becomes obsessed with exposing Ignatius's alleged communist activities. The novel's humor lies in the absurd situations, ironic dialogue, and the juxtaposition of Ignatius's intellectual pretensions with the realities of his daily life. Through Ignatius's escapades, the novel explores themes of societal conformity, alienation, and the clash between traditional values and modernity.
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Reviews
On Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books said:
One of the most built up novels of all time - while it didn't fall flat on its face by any means, the build up ruins it. Extremely funny at times, but impossibly uneven. If no one has ever told you it's the best book ever, give it a try.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020350
- Title
- A Confederacy of Dunces
- Author
- Toole, John Kennedy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0807106577
- ISBN 13
- 9780807106570
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- SATIRE FICTION FRENCH QUARTER LOUISIANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;
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