A confederacy of dunces
(Book)
Published
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
Format
Book
Edition
20th anniversary ed.
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Status
Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)
TOOLE John
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult) | TOOLE John | Available | |
| Sequim - Fiction (Adult) | TOOLE John | Checked Out | May 7, 2024 |
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Published
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
Edition
20th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 338 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.5, 20 Points
Level 5.5, 20 Points
Notes
General Note
Originally published: 1980.
Description
Toole's lunatic and sage novel introduces one of the most memorable characters in American literature, Ignatius Reilly, whom Walker Percy dubs "slob extraordinaire, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one." Set in New Orleans, A Confederacy of Dunces outswifts Swift, one of whose essays gives the book its title. As its characters burst into life, they leave the region and literature forever changed by their presence - Ignatius and his mother; Miss Trixie, the octogenarian assistant accountant at Levi Pants; inept, wan Patrolman Mancuso; Darlene, the Bourbon Street stripper with a penchant for poultry; Jones the jivecat in space-age dark glasses.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1981.