A Confederacy of DuncesWinner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "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" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times). |
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Page 31
... Lana Lee looked at the sunglasses . " You got any references ? " " A po - lice gimme a reference . He tell me I better get my ass gainfully employ , " Jones said and shot a jet of smoke out into the empty bar . " Sorry . No police ...
... Lana Lee looked at the sunglasses . " You got any references ? " " A po - lice gimme a reference . He tell me I better get my ass gainfully employ , " Jones said and shot a jet of smoke out into the empty bar . " Sorry . No police ...
Page 32
... Lana Lee said , becoming a grave personnel manager , " for the right boy for this job for several days . " She put her hands in the pockets of her leather overcoat and looked into the sunglasses . This was really a deal , like a present ...
... Lana Lee said , becoming a grave personnel manager , " for the right boy for this job for several days . " She put her hands in the pockets of her leather overcoat and looked into the sunglasses . This was really a deal , like a present ...
Page 33
... Lana . You oughta seen how her son treated her . You oughta heard the story he told me about a Greyhound bus . And all the time that sweet old lady sitting there paying for his drinks . I had to take one of her cakes to make her feel ...
... Lana . You oughta seen how her son treated her . You oughta heard the story he told me about a Greyhound bus . And all the time that sweet old lady sitting there paying for his drinks . I had to take one of her cakes to make her feel ...
Page 34
... Lana never tells me nothing . That Lana's a funny one . " Darlene blew her nose daintily . " What I really wanna be is an exotic . I been practicing in my apartment on a routine . If I can get Lana to let me dance in here at night , I ...
... Lana never tells me nothing . That Lana's a funny one . " Darlene blew her nose daintily . " What I really wanna be is an exotic . I been practicing in my apartment on a routine . If I can get Lana to let me dance in here at night , I ...
Page 35
... Lana comes back . But listen . Don't knock yourself out cleaning up this dump . I never seen it really clean since I been here . And it's so dark in here all the time , nobody can tell the difference . To hear Lana talk , you'd think ...
... Lana comes back . But listen . Don't knock yourself out cleaning up this dump . I never seen it really clean since I been here . And it's so dark in here all the time , nobody can tell the difference . To hear Lana talk , you'd think ...
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