A confederacy of dunces
(Book)
Published
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
ISBN
9780807159606, 0807159603
Lexile measure
800L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Toole, John Kennedy | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Fiction | TOOLE | On Shelf |
Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Fiction | F/TOOLE J | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | FIC TOOLE | On Shelf |
Lansing Public Library - Adult Fiction | TOO | On Shelf |
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Published
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
vii, 348 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780807159606, 0807159603
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.5, 20 Points
Level 5.5, 20 Points
Lexile measure
800
Notes
General Note
"Originally published 1980" -- Verso title page.
Description
Toole's lunatic and sage novel introduces one of the most memorable characters in American literature, Ignatius Reilly, whom Walker Percy dubs "slob extraordinaire, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one." Set in New Orleans, A Confederacy of Dunces outswifts Swift, one of whose essays gives the book its title. As its characters burst into life, they leave the region and literature forever changed by their presence-Ignatius and his mother; Miss Trixie, the octogenarian assistant accountant at Levi Pants; inept, wan Patrolman Mancuso; Darlene, the Bourbon Street stripper with a penchant for poultry; Jones the jivecat in spaceage dark glasses.
Target Audience
800 L,Lexile
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1981.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Toole, J. K. (2014). A confederacy of dunces (Thirty-fifth anniversary edition.). Louisiana State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969. 2014. A Confederacy of Dunces. Louisiana State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969. A Confederacy of Dunces Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Toole, John Kennedy. A Confederacy of Dunces Thirty-fifth anniversary edition., Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
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