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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... getting out of things I don't want to do . And if ever there was something I didn't want to do , this was surely it : to deal with the mother of a dead novelist and , worst of all , to have to read a manuscript that she said was great ...
... getting out of things I don't want to do . And if ever there was something I didn't want to do , this was surely it : to deal with the mother of a dead novelist and , worst of all , to have to read a manuscript that she said was great ...
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... getting the Night of Joy's worst service , the treatment given unwanted customers . " You 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 ...
... getting the Night of Joy's worst service , the treatment given unwanted customers . " You 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 ...
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... getting afraid that some rural rednecks might toss bombs at the bus . They love to attack ve- hicles , which are a symbol of progress , I guess . " " Well , I'm glad you didn't take the job , " Mrs. Reilly said automatically , taking ...
... getting afraid that some rural rednecks might toss bombs at the bus . They love to attack ve- hicles , which are a symbol of progress , I guess . " " Well , I'm glad you didn't take the job , " Mrs. Reilly said automatically , taking ...
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... getting out of this spot before its owner hap- pens along . " " Shut up , Ignatius . You making me nervous , " Mrs. Reilly said , looking at the hunting cap in the rearview mirror . Ignatius got up on the seat and looked out of the rear ...
... getting out of this spot before its owner hap- pens along . " " Shut up , Ignatius . You making me nervous , " Mrs. Reilly said , looking at the hunting cap in the rearview mirror . Ignatius got up on the seat and looked out of the rear ...
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... getting this whole goddam place as clean as a pin for what you did me last night . I'm going shopping . " Lana got to the door and turned around . " I don't want nobody fooling with that cabinet under the bar . " " I swear , " Darlene ...
... getting this whole goddam place as clean as a pin for what you did me last night . I'm going shopping . " Lana got to the door and turned around . " I don't want nobody fooling with that cabinet under the bar . " " I swear , " Darlene ...
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