Book summaryIgnatius J. Reilly, a grossly overweight medieval scholar who lives with his mother, is forced to seek employment when she can no longer tolerate his laziness. His disdainful encounters with the modern culture of New Orleans, his habitual misunderstanding of its inhabitants (some of them no less eccentric than himself) and his often hypocritical efforts at scholarly success make him one of the most memorable comic characters of modern literature. Media reviews"What a delight, what a roaring, rollicking, footstomping wonder this book is! I laughed until my sides ached, and then I laughed on....[Ignatious J. Reilly is] huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gragantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures." |
A Confederacy of Duncesby John Kennedy Toole. Foreword By Walker PercyFirst Edition
Book description: Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1980. Brodarted cover. 338 pages. This is a first edition book and dust jacket.There is a 2 and a quarter inch cut to the front of the dust jacket looks to be from an exacto knife.Cut does make a slight 1 inch cut on the book.Three quarter inch closed tear to back top edge of dust jacket.Wear to edges of dust jacket.Overall a collectable book priced to sell.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall. Used.
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