A confederacy of dunces
Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-19692005
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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. Ignatius ignores them, heaving 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. Undaunted, he uses his new-found employment to further his mission - and now he has a pirate costume and a hot-dog cart to do it with...
Main title:
A confederacy of dunces / John Kennedy Toole ; foreword by Walker Percy.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2000.
Collation:
vii., 338 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: Louisiana State University Press, 1980; London: Penguin, 1981.
ISBN:
0141182865 (pbk)9780141182865
Dewey class:
813.5'4CLAF
Local class:
FFT PBKCLFICFT PbkAFCLAdult Fiction Paperback - Tspace
Language:
English
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Index terms:
SatireHumourSociety
BRN:
205424
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