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"A monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern - this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces. The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him. Ignatius must get a job..."
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A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
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- Released
- 2016
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Kennedy Toole
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 024128466X
- ISBN13
- 9780241284667
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Humor, Classics, USA, American Literature, Comedies, New York, Satire, Alcohol, Cults, Irony, Chaos, 1960s, Quirky, Classicism, New Orleans, Year 1989, Pulitzer Prize, Louisiana, Laziness
- First published
- 1980
- Original title
- A Confederacy of Dunces
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- "A monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern - this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces. The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him. Ignatius must get a job..."