A confederacy of dunces
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Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
ISBN
9780807159606, 0807159603
Lexile measure
800L
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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
Lexile measure
800

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"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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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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