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This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has sold over three-quarters of a million copies and continues to earn critical acclaim. The story of one Ignatius J. Reilly, a "Don Quixote of the French Quarter", it is a masterpiece of human folly and tragedy.

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The Posthumous Pulitzer

bygogigantes May 10, 2000
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In 1981, twelve years after committing suicide, John Kennedy Toole was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer prize for his novel, ?A Confederacy of Dunces.? It was not a case of the judges immortalizing the dead simply for having died, as often happens in literary circles. Instead, the Pulitzer... Read full review »

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A Confederacy of Dunces - Ignatius Reilly: Genius or Dunce - You decide

bydramastef Jan 9, 2002
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Pros Memorable Characters.
Cons Long Winded. Offensive. Slow Plot.
Recommended it? No

Once upon a time, I struck up a conversation with a woman in a garage sale over the shelf of sale books. We both reached for John Irving's The World According to Garp at the same time and laughed. We talked for awhile and she said that if I loved Garp then I just had to read John Kennedy... Read full review »

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A COMIC MASTERPIECE WITH A TRAGIC TWIST

bymike.holmes Oct 27, 2005
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Pros Incredibly well-written with comedy that makes you want to cry at times
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Many of us on this site are aspiring writers. Some are even published authors. "A Confederacy of Dunces" is an inspired work of art that ranks among the funniest books I've ever read. And, yet, there is a sad postscript to the tale. The author, John Kennedy Toole, could not get the novel published... Read full review »

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Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole - 9780807126066 - 0807126063

ISBN13: 9780807126066. ISBN10: 0807126063. by John Kennedy Toole. Published by Longleaf Services. Edition: (REV)00

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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Free Worldwide Delivery : A Confederacy of Dunces : Paperback : Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press : 9780802130204 : 0802130208 : 21 Jan 1994 : This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has sold over three-quarters of a million copies and continues to earn critical acclaim. The story of one Ignatius J. Reilly, a "Don Quixote of the French Quarter", it is a masterpiece of human folly and tragedy.

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ISBN13: 9780802130204. ISBN10: 0802130208. by John Kennedy Toole. Published by Perseus Distribution. Edition: 80

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Authors John Kennedy Toole
Narrator Barrett Whitener
Awards 1981 Pulitzer Prize

Professional Reviews

New Republic: "One of the funniest books ever written."

Book Editions

HardcoverLarge Print640September 30, 2004Louisiana State Univ Pr9.25"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 1.75"(d), 2.5 lbs.9780807130087

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