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A Confederacy of Dunces

AUTHOR Toole, John Kennedy; Percy, Walker
PUBLISHER Grove Press (01/21/1994)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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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).

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ISBN-13: 9780802130204
ISBN-10: 0802130208
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0020
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Page Count: 416
Carton Quantity: 32
Product Dimensions: 5.40 x 1.20 x 8.20 inches
Weight: 0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Literary
Fiction | Classics
Fiction | Humorous - Dark Humor
Grade Level: 7th Grade and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 20
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: FIC
Library of Congress Control Number: 87000408
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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).

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Author: Toole, John Kennedy
Toole taught at Hunter College, the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and Dominican College.
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Foreword by: Percy, Walker
Walker Percy wrote several books, many of them bestsellers, and is considered one of the greatest American writers of our time. His books include "The Moviegoer "and "Love in the Ruins".
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