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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole ( 1987, Paperback Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780802130204
- Book Title
- Confederacy of Dunces
- Publisher
- GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Edition
- 20
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Humorous / Black Humor, Family Life, Literary, Humorous / General
- Item Weight
- 12.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802130208
ISBN-13
9780802130204
eBay Product ID (ePID)
750981
Product Key Features
Edition
20
Book Title
Confederacy of Dunces
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Classics, Humorous / Black Humor, Family Life, Literary, Humorous / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-000408
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
A
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, 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, 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)
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Edition Description
Anniversary
Synopsis
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 )., A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero is one Ignatius J. Reilly, "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, and a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original character, 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 )
LC Classification Number
PS3570.O54C66 1987
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- Aug 17, 2016Top favorable review
This book is beyond funny. Though I rarely read novels, this is the exception. It is pure entertainment.
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- Sep 08, 2023Top critical review
Not so much.
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- Apr 28, 2020
GREAT
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- Feb 13, 2018
I laughed til I cried and my sides hurt!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books
- Nov 09, 2021
One of the best books of all time!
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