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A confederacy of dunces / John Kennedy Toole ; foreword by Walker Percy

by John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy

Set in New Orleans, this comic novel centres on the eccentric Ignatius J. Reilly as he navigates the city's French Quarter. The narrative portrays his interactions with a variety of local characters through a series of misadventures.

Accession 23262 ISBN 9780141045641 Publisher —
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