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 3
... don't drive . Will you kindly go away ? I am wait- ing for my mother . " " What's this hanging out your bag ? " " What do you think it is , stupid ? It's a string for my lute . " " What's that ? " The policeman drew back a little ...
... don't drive . Will you kindly go away ? I am wait- ing for my mother . " " What's this hanging out your bag ? " " What do you think it is , stupid ? It's a string for my lute . " " What's that ? " The policeman drew back a little ...
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... don't by any chance have a cold Dr. Nut , do you ? " Ignatius asked . " No. " " My son loves Dr. Nut , " Mrs. Reilly explained . " I gotta buy it by the case . Sometimes he sits himself down and drinks two , three Dr. Nuts at one time ...
... don't by any chance have a cold Dr. Nut , do you ? " Ignatius asked . " No. " " My son loves Dr. Nut , " Mrs. Reilly explained . " I gotta buy it by the case . Sometimes he sits himself down and drinks two , three Dr. Nuts at one time ...
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... don't know . " " You don know ? Whoa ! That crazy . You gotta be here for somethin . Plenty time they pickin up color peoples for nothin , but , mister , you gotta be here for somethin . " " I really don't know , " the old man said ...
... don't know . " " You don know ? Whoa ! That crazy . You gotta be here for somethin . Plenty time they pickin up color peoples for nothin , but , mister , you gotta be here for somethin . " " I really don't know , " the old man said ...
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... don't pay no mind to what Ignatius says . Why don't you stay and see the show ? " The young man rolled his eyes heavenward . " Yeah . " The blonde broke her silence . " See some ass and tits . " " Mother , " Ignatius said coldly . " I ...
... don't pay no mind to what Ignatius says . Why don't you stay and see the show ? " The young man rolled his eyes heavenward . " Yeah . " The blonde broke her silence . " See some ass and tits . " " Mother , " Ignatius said coldly . " I ...
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... don't mind telling you it cost a fortune . I found it in a dear little shop in the Village . " " You don't look like you from the country . " " Oh , my , " the young man sighed and lit a Salem with a great click of his lighter . " I ...
... don't mind telling you it cost a fortune . I found it in a dear little shop in the Village . " " You don't look like you from the country . " " Oh , my , " the young man sighed and lit a Salem with a great click of his lighter . " I ...
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