{"product_id":"a-confederacy-of-dunces-by-john-kennedy-toole","title":"A Confederacy of Dunces By John Kennedy Toole","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"formats-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-format clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003ePublished: 30\/03\/2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003eGenres: Fiction - Classics - Humor - Book Club - Literature - Comedy - Novels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"two-columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToole’s posthumous cult classic has developed a formidable – and thoroughly well-deserved - reputation for picaresque wit and lively character portraits. The rambling, hilarious saga of Ignatius J. Reilly and his battle against modernity and employment constitutes one of America’s very greatest comic novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e..the nation as a whole has no contact with reality. That is only one of the reasons why I have always been forced to exist on the fringes of its society, consigned to the Limbo reserved for those who do know reality when they see it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/author\/john-kennedy-toole\/50409\"\u003eJohn Kennedy Toole\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1937-1969) was born in New Orleans. He received a master's degree in English from Columbia University and taught at Hunter College and at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He wrote\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Confederacy of Dunces\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the early sixties and tried unsuccessfully to get the novel published; depressed, at least in part by his failure to place the book, he committed suicide in 1969. It was only through the tenacity of his mother that her son's book was eventually published and found the audience it deserved, winning the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His long-suppressed novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Neon Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, written when he was only sixteen, was eventually published as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780141182865\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e352\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e128\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e15\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e245 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53493901852985,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/9780141182865-jacket-large.webp?v=1781982478","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/a-confederacy-of-dunces-by-john-kennedy-toole","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}