A Confederacy of Dunces
de Toole, John Kennedy
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Wraps
- ISBN 10
- 0394178009
- ISBN 13
- 9780394178004
- Librería
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Grove Press / Black Cat, 1981. First PB Edition, First Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First PB Edition, FIRST PRINTING STATED. Mass Market PB in illustrated wraps. Very Good. Covers creased, edgeworn w/tiny chip at heel and 1/4" triangular chip top rear cover, several creased pages prelim and rear. Posthumously-awarded Pulitzer Prize winning novel about madcap adventures in New Orleans. ix, 462pp inc. Foreword by Walker Percy, who "discovered" the Author, when Toole's mother brought him the book after his suicide from his belief he was a failure. Very uncommon in First Printing, even in paperback.
Sinopsis
A Confederacy of Dunces is a picaresque novel written by John Kennedy Toole, published in 1980, 11 years after the author died by suicide at the age of 31. The book was published through the efforts of writer Walker Percy (who also contributed a revealing foreword) and Toole's mother, Thelma Toole. In 1981, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, granting posthumous recognition to John Kennedy Toole. The novel has since gained a cult following and is celebrated as a classic of American literature. Set in New Orleans during the 1960s, A Confederacy of Dunces revolves around the eccentric and socially awkward protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly. Ignatius is an obese, unemployed, highly educated man who lives with his overbearing mother. The novel follows Ignatius as he navigates various misadventures, often clashing with the world around him due to his pompous intellect and disdain for modern society. Ignatius is a self-proclaimed philosopher and writer who spends most of his time writing in his ever-present journal, "The Journal of a Working Boy," where he criticizes the world's perceived injustices. Ignatius's life takes an unexpected turn when his mother forces him to find a job to contribute to their finances. His misadventures in the working world lead him to cross paths with a colorful cast of characters, including his eccentric employer, a former girlfriend, a politically active barmaid, a black prostitute, and a policeman who becomes obsessed with exposing Ignatius's alleged communist activities. The novel's humor lies in the absurd situations, ironic dialogue, and the juxtaposition of Ignatius's intellectual pretensions with the realities of his daily life. Through Ignatius's escapades, the novel explores themes of societal conformity, alienation, and the clash between traditional values and modernity.
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Reseñas
El Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books dijo:
One of the most built up novels of all time - while it didn't fall flat on its face by any means, the build up ruins it. Extremely funny at times, but impossibly uneven. If no one has ever told you it's the best book ever, give it a try.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Basement Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 037108
- Título
- A Confederacy of Dunces
- Autor
- Toole, John Kennedy
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Mass Market Paperback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Wraps
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First PB Edition, First Printing.
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0394178009
- ISBN 13
- 9780394178004
- Editorial
- Grove Press / Black Cat
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1981
- Tamaño
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Palabras clave
- FICTION NEW ORLEANS HUMOR PULITZER PRIZE
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Basement Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sobre Basement Books
BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.
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