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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... turned out , was a badly smeared , scarcely readable carbon . But the lady was persistent , and it somehow came to pass that she stood in my office handing me the hefty manuscript . There was no getting out of it ; only one hope ...
... turned out , was a badly smeared , scarcely readable carbon . But the lady was persistent , and it somehow came to pass that she stood in my office handing me the hefty manuscript . There was no getting out of it ; only one hope ...
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... turned his singular eyes toward his feet . The feet did indeed look swollen . He was pre- pared to offer the sight of those bulging boots to his mother as evidence of her thoughtlessness . Looking up , he saw the sun beginning to ...
... turned his singular eyes toward his feet . The feet did indeed look swollen . He was pre- pared to offer the sight of those bulging boots to his mother as evidence of her thoughtlessness . Looking up , he saw the sun beginning to ...
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... turning into something of a mob , and there was no traffic pa- trolman in sight . " We're going to the precinct . " " A good boy can't even wait for his momma by D. H. Holmes . " It was the old man again . " I'm telling you , the city ...
... turning into something of a mob , and there was no traffic pa- trolman in sight . " We're going to the precinct . " " A good boy can't even wait for his momma by D. H. Holmes . " It was the old man again . " I'm telling you , the city ...
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... turned to the crowd . " Run , folks . He might kill us all . Personally , I think maybe he's the communiss . " " You don't have to overdo it , Mother , " Ignatius said as they pushed through the dispersing crowd and started walking ...
... turned to the crowd . " Run , folks . He might kill us all . Personally , I think maybe he's the communiss . " " You don't have to overdo it , Mother , " Ignatius said as they pushed through the dispersing crowd and started walking ...
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... turned out to be the one for ' Faculty Men . ' At any rate , I was seated in one of the booths , having rested the lumber jacket on top of the door of the booth . Sud- denly I saw the jacket being whisked over the door . I heard ...
... turned out to be the one for ' Faculty Men . ' At any rate , I was seated in one of the booths , having rested the lumber jacket on top of the door of the booth . Sud- denly I saw the jacket being whisked over the door . I heard ...
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Abelman ain't alley Angelo angrily belched Big Chief tablets bird Boethius Claude communiss Constantinople cutlass D. H. Holmes Darlene Debbie Reynolds desk door Dorian earring eyes factory feel floor Fortuna Frieda front George gettin girl glass Gloria gonna Gonzalez gotta grabbed hands Harlett honey hot dog Ignatius asked Ignatius screamed Ignatius thundered Irene Jones kinda lady Lana Lee Leon Levy letter Levy Pants listen looked mind Minkoff Miss Trixie momma mother Myrna never nice Night of Joy nucular office manager Okay Ooo-wee oughta paper Patrolman Mancuso police poor pyloric valve Reilly asked Reilly's Robichaux Santa Scenicruiser shut shutters stop Street sure Susan and Sandra Talc tell thing thought told turned valve voice wagon wanna watch What's Whoa woman wonder workers Yeah young