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A Confederacy of Dunces by Toole, John Kennedy

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0802130208
Book Title
Confederacy of Dunces
Item Length
8.5in
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
Publication Year
1994
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.1in
Author
John Kennedy Toole
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Classics, Family Life, Humorous / General
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Winner 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 ).

Product Identifiers

Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802130208
ISBN-13
9780802130204
eBay Product ID (ePID)
750981

Product Key Features

Book Title
Confederacy of Dunces
Author
John Kennedy Toole
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Family Life, Humorous / General
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
416 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3570.O54c66 1987
Edition Description
Anniversary
Edition Number
20
Reviews
Pulitzer Prize Winner A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue."— The New York Times Book Review A corker, an epic comedy, a rumbling, roaring avalanche of a book."— The Washington Post An astonishingly good novel, radiant with intelligence and artful high comedy."— Newsweek One of the funniest books ever written . . . it will make you laugh out loud till your belly aches and your eyes water."— The New Republic The episodes explode one after the other like fireworks on a stormy night. No doubt about it, this book is destined to become a classic."— The Baltimore Sun The dialogue is superbly mad. You simply sweep along, unbelievably entranced."— The Boston Globe An astonishingly original and assured comic spree."— New York Magazine As hilarious as it indisputably is, A Confederacy of Dunces is a serious and important work."— Los Angeles Herald Examiner "If a book's price is measured against the laughs it provokes, A Confederacy of Dunces is the bargain of the year." — Time A brilliant and evocative novel." — San Francisco Chronicle "I found myself laughing out loud again and again as I read this ribald book." — Christian Science Monitor Crazy magnificent once-in-a-blue-moon first novel. . . . There is a touch of genius about Toole and what he has created." — Publishers Weekly A masterpiece of character comedy . . . brilliant, relentless, delicious, perhaps even classic." — Kirkus Reviews Astonishing, extravagant, lunatic, satiric, and peculiar, but it is above all genuine, skillful, and unsentimentally comic." — Booklist Ignatius J. Reilly is Bette Midler's favorite hero of fiction (Vanity Fair, August 2008), A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue."— The New York Times Book Review A corker, an epic comedy, a rumbling, roaring avalanche of a book."— The Washington Post An astonishingly good novel, radiant with intelligence and artful high comedy."— Newsweek One of the funniest books ever written . . . it will make you laugh out loud till your belly aches and your eyes water."— The New Republic The episodes explode one after the other like fireworks on a stormy night. No doubt about it, this book is destined to become a classic."— The Baltimore Sun The dialogue is superbly mad. You simply sweep along, unbelievably entranced."— The Boston Globe An astonishingly original and assured comic spree."— New York Magazine, "A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue." -The New York Times Book Review "A corker, an epic comedy, a rumbling, roaring avalanche of a book." -The Washington Post "An astonishingly good novel, radiant with intelligence and artful high comedy."-Newsweek "One of the funniest books ever written . . . it will make you laugh out loud till your belly aches and your eyes water." -The New Republic "The episodes explode one after the other like fireworks on a stormy night. No doubt about it, this book is destined to become a classic." -The Baltimore Sun "The dialogue is superbly mad. You simply sweep along, unbelievably entranced." -The Boston Globe "An astonishingly original and assured comic spree." -New York Magazine, Pulitzer Prize Winner "A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue."-- The New York Times Book Review "A corker, an epic comedy, a rumbling, roaring avalanche of a book."-- The Washington Post "An astonishingly good novel, radiant with intelligence and artful high comedy."-- Newsweek "One of the funniest books ever written . . . it will make you laugh out loud till your belly aches and your eyes water."-- The New Republic "The episodes explode one after the other like fireworks on a stormy night. No doubt about it, this book is destined to become a classic."-- The Baltimore Sun "The dialogue is superbly mad. You simply sweep along, unbelievably entranced."-- The Boston Globe "An astonishingly original and assured comic spree."-- New York Magazine "As hilarious as it indisputably is, A Confederacy of Dunces is a serious and important work."-- Los Angeles Herald Examiner "If a book's price is measured against the laughs it provokes, A Confederacy of Dunces is the bargain of the year." -- Time "A brilliant and evocative novel." -- San Francisco Chronicle "I found myself laughing out loud again and again as I read this ribald book." -- Christian Science Monitor "Crazy magnificent once-in-a-blue-moon first novel. . . . There is a touch of genius about Toole and what he has created." -- Publishers Weekly "A masterpiece of character comedy . . . brilliant, relentless, delicious, perhaps even classic." -- Kirkus Reviews "Astonishing, extravagant, lunatic, satiric, and peculiar, but it is above all genuine, skillful, and unsentimentally comic." -- Booklist Ignatius J. Reilly is Bette Midler's favorite hero of fiction (Vanity Fair, August 2008), Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize A LeVar Burton x Fable Book Club Pick "A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue."-- The New York Times Book Review "A corker, an epic comedy, a rumbling, roaring avalanche of a book."-- The Washington Post "An astonishingly good novel, radiant with intelligence and artful high comedy."-- Newsweek "One of the funniest books ever written . . . it will make you laugh out loud till your belly aches and your eyes water."-- The New Republic "The episodes explode one after the other like fireworks on a stormy night. No doubt about it, this book is destined to become a classic."-- The Baltimore Sun "The dialogue is superbly mad. You simply sweep along, unbelievably entranced."-- The Boston Globe "An astonishingly original and assured comic spree."-- New York Magazine "As hilarious as it indisputably is, A Confederacy of Dunces is a serious and important work."-- Los Angeles Herald Examiner "If a book's price is measured against the laughs it provokes, A Confederacy of Dunces is the bargain of the year." -- Time "A brilliant and evocative novel." -- San Francisco Chronicle "I found myself laughing out loud again and again as I read this ribald book." -- Christian Science Monitor "Crazy magnificent once-in-a-blue-moon first novel. . . . There is a touch of genius about Toole and what he has created." -- Publishers Weekly "A masterpiece of character comedy . . . brilliant, relentless, delicious, perhaps even classic." -- Kirkus Reviews "Astonishing, extravagant, lunatic, satiric, and peculiar, but it is above all genuine, skillful, and unsentimentally comic." -- Booklist Ignatius J. Reilly is Bette Midler's favorite hero of fiction (Vanity Fair, August 2008)
Copyright Date
1980
Lccn
87-000408
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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  • Top favourable review

    This book is beyond funny. Though I rarely read novels, this is the exception. It is pure entertainment.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • Top critical review

    Not so much.

    For decades I"ve wanted to read this book. I am now a little over 1/2 through it. Honestly, I don't like it. Maybe if I had been reading it 20 or 30 years ago I would have liked it more. I don't think the author likes ant\y of his characters. Who could like the principal one. MAYBE the last 1/2 will change my mind. Physically, the book arrived in great shape & I'm grateful to have it to read.

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  • A decent book...not a great one.

    I can understand why this book is so loved. Ignatius Reilly is definitely a larger than life character with great rambling soliloquies and sharp banter--if you are a fan of Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons you will love him, but therein lies my problem. When Ignatius is out of the frame the novel sags, as the other characters are not well drawn enough to act as counterweight to his larger-than-life presence. Also, other than Ignatius' oddities there is also not much of a story arc to speak of...the novel kind of putts along from semi-chaotic scene to semi-chaotic scene, never rising to high drama, plus at times I found writing itself to be a little awkward and inelegant. I never felt like I was reading a *great* novel, but I did feel like I was reading something by a writer with ...

  • A Confederacy Of Dunces

    My two favorite books, for different reasons, are this one and "To Kill A Mockingbird." While "Mockingbird" gives us alot to think about, including the meaning of heroism, racism, and more, "A Confederacy Of Dunces" is simply an all-out laugh riot. I re-read it at least once a year and I've highlighted certain passages in my copy that I especially love. It's the first and only time I've done this, and this is the only book that continues to make me laugh out loud years after I read it for the first time. The story is about Ignatius J. Reilly, who has made a career of being lazy, slovenly, gluttonous and unemployed until his long-suffering mother's automobile accident plunges him into the world of work. We follow him as he threatens to destroy every establishment he enters. Along the way ...

  • GREAT

    Very funny read, enjoyed the characters and how the author tied up the plots at the end.

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