A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 6
“Canned food is a perversion,” Ignatius said. “I suspect that it is ultimately very damaging to the soul” (p. 19) a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literature
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Butterfly in the Typewriter
Now available in paperback a confederacy of duncesCory MacLauchlinJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
Mary “Bunt” Townsend Percy
I was curious to find out whether or not “Bunt” Percy was still alive since it was she that nudged her husband Walker into reading Confederacy. As Cory MacLauchlin tells it: Walker said to Bunt, “You read it. Tell me what to do with it.” A few days later, Walker asked Bunt what she thought…
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 5
Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins (p.10). a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
John Kennedy Toole
Speaking of autoscopic doubles (Toole-Ignatius Reilly) I’m working on a review of Cory MacLauchlin’s Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces. Cory reminds us that today marks the death of Toole. It is often said “how can one assess the greatness of the author on one work?”…
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 4
“I dust a bit,” Ignatius told the policeman. “In addition, I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.” (p. 6). a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
Confederacy of Dunces: BBC programme
The documentary featuring Toole’s excellent biographer is no longer available via the BBC but is now available on Cory MacLauchlin’s website. Confederacy of DuncesCory MacLauchlinJohn Kennedy Toolephilosophy and literature
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 3
Is it part of the police department to harass me when this is a flagrant vice capital of the civilized world? . . . This city is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti-Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, drug addicts, fetishists, onanists, pornographers, frauds, jades, litterbugs, and lesbians, all of whom are only too well protected by…
The Curse of the Confederacy of Dunces
This programme features Toole’s biographer, the very excellent Cory MacLauchlin. Confederacy of DuncesCory MacLauchlinIgnatius J ReillyJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 2
Check out the Catalan cover to “Dunces” (H/T to Cory MacLauchlin) The outfit was acceptable by any theological and geometrical standards, however abstruse, and suggested a rich inner life (p. 2). a confederacy of duncesCory MacLauchlinJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
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