Brought to you by Penguin. One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' A 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: ...
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Brought to you by Penguin. One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' A 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... Never published during his lifetime, John Kennedy Toole's hilarious satire, A Confederacy of Dunces is a Don Quixote for the modern age, now brought to life by the comedy legend, Reginald D. Hunter. 'This is probably my favourite book of all time' Billy Connolly 'A masterwork of comedy' The New York Times 'My favourite book of all time... it stays with you long after you have read it - for your whole life, in fact' Billy Connolly 'A pungent work of slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities ... it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue' The New York Times ??? John Kennedy Toole 2000 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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Add this copy of A Confederacy of Dunces to cart. $1.46, fair condition, Sold by Dream Books Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Grove Weidenfeld.
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I�ve read glowing reviews of this book and can�t understand why it is praised. It had a few funny moments and some of the characters were interesting but I never felt connected to any of them. I never cared about what was going to happen to them or to the story itself. Not sure of the purpose of the story. What was the author trying to tell me? At almost 400 pages I just wanted to finish it so I could get to a book that enjoyed. Can�t say that I enjoyed reading this story.
tsunami
Jun 19, 2016
a masterpiece but not my taste
This is a confounding book, and though I appreciate its genius, it is not my cup of tea. Yes, it is funny, but the characters that populate it are so distasteful it is difficult to go along with the joke. If the reader can perservere, the ending is mostly worth it.
brunhild
Jul 3, 2010
Hilarious book by funny writer. Too bad he is not around to write more books!
Maryanne
Apr 1, 2010
okay
Ignatius is a bit of an irritant. The book has it's moments when it is funny, but the editors notes pay it more justice than I feel it deserves. It does keep you reading and not losing interest waiting for his next caper. I think in many cases the author was writing about himself.
JLeon11233@yahoo.com
Feb 4, 2010
A Leg slapper
This book is already aclaimed as a comedic mastepiece.
