A Confederacy of Dunces

Name: A Confederacy of Dunces
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (16426 reviews)
Author: John Kennedy Toole

by John Kennedy Toole

Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction

4.2 (16,426)

4.2 stars from 16,426 reviews. One of the highest rated Contemporary Fiction books we track.

374 pages~6.2 hr readPublished by Penguin UKPublished 2019-06-13

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You love deeply flawed, hilarious protagonists who are completely oblivious to how they're perceived by others.
You appreciate satirical fiction that skewers society without feeling preachy or heavy-handed.
You're drawn to character-driven novels with vivid supporting casts and authentic regional voices.

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You prefer straightforward plots with clear narrative momentum and satisfying resolutions.
You want an uplifting or aspirational story about personal growth and self-improvement.
You find stream-of-consciousness writing styles or unreliable narrators frustrating rather than engaging.

About this book

A Confederacy of Dunces won the Pulitzer Prize. The novel centers on Ignatius J. Reilly, a large and fastidious character described as a latter-day Gargantua and a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. Set in New Orleans, the story features an array of original characters from the city's lower depths, realistic dialogue, and a series of comic adventures ranging from high to low humor.

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Currently #492 in the Kindle store — a top-1,000 bestseller. Climbing the charts — 42% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.2★ from 16,426 reviews

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