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John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

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Ignatius J. Reilly is a strange, captivating character. But is he a sympathetic one?

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Given the multiracial nature of cities like New Orleans, how does the novel represent African Americans?

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Ignatius and his mother have a particularly volatile relationship. But how does the dynamic between them change and evolve throughout the novel?

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