A confederacy of dunces, John Kennedy Toole ; foreword by Walker Percy
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A confederacy of dunces, John Kennedy Toole ; foreword by Walker Percy
Language
eng
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no index present
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fiction
Main title
A confederacy of dunces
Oclc number
15366981
Responsibility statement
John Kennedy Toole ; foreword by Walker Percy
Series statement
An Evergreen book
Summary
Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, --selfish, domineering, deluded, tragic and larger than life-- is a noble crusader against a world of dunces. He is a modern-day Quixote beset by giants of the modern age. In magnificent revolt against the twentieth century, Ignatius propels his monstrous bulk among the flesh posts of the fallen city, documenting life on his Big Chief tablets as he goes, until his maroon-haired mother decrees that Ignatius must work
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- Young men -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Fiction
- New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Mothers and sons
- Mothers and sons -- Fiction
- Louisiana
- Young men -- Fiction
- Louisiana + New Orleans
- Fictional Works Publication Type
- Young men
- Louisiana -- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Humurous stories
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- Subject15
- Young men -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Fiction
- New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Mothers and sons
- Mothers and sons -- Fiction
- Louisiana
- Young men -- Fiction
- Louisiana + New Orleans
- Fictional Works Publication Type
- Young men
- Louisiana -- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Humurous stories
- Content1
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