A confederacy of dunces
(Book)
Published
New York : Grove Press, [1987-]., Baton Rouge :, [2014].
Physical Desc
vii, 405 pages ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 20
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION TOOLE 1980
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FICTION TOOLE 1980
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION TOOLE 1980
1 available
FICTION TOOLE 1980
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North Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION TOOLE 1980
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FICTION TOOLE 1980
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION TOOLE 1980 | On Shelf |
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION TOOLE 1980 | On Shelf |
North Valleys Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION TOOLE 1980 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Grove Press, [1987-]., Baton Rouge :, [2014].
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.5, 20 Points
Level 5.5, 20 Points
Lexile measure
800
Notes
General Note
"An Evergreen book"
General Note
Publishers vary.
Description
After more than three decades, the peerless wit and indulgent absurdity of A Confederacy of Dunces continues to attract new readers. Though the manuscript was rejected by many publishers during Toole's lifetime, his mother successfully published the book years after her son's suicide, and it won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. This literary underdog and comic masterpiece has sold more than two million copies in twenty-three languages. The 35th anniversary edition of A Confederacy of Dunces celebrates Toole's novel as well as one of the most memorable protagonists in American literature, Ignatius J. Reilly, whom Walker Percy dubbed "slob extraordinaire, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one." Set in New Orleans with a wild cast of characters including 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; and Jones, the jivecat in space-age dark glasses, the novel serves as an outlandish but believable tribute to a city defined by its parade of eccentric denizens. The genius of A Confederacy of Dunces is reaffirmed as successive generations embrace this extravagant satire. Adulation for Toole's comic epic remains as intense today as thirty-five years ago.
Target Audience
800,Lexile.
Study Program Information
AR,UG,5.5,20.0,10833.
Study Program Information
RC,High School,9,22,Quiz: 20167,Guided reading level: NR.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Toole, J. K. (1987). A confederacy of dunces . Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969. 1987. A Confederacy of Dunces. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969. A Confederacy of Dunces Grove Press, 1987.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Toole, John Kennedy. A Confederacy of Dunces Grove Press, 1987.
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