A Confederacy of Dunces
About this book
A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero is one Ignatius J. Reilly, "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, 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."
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 307339 readers · 377 pages · ≈ 6 h 59 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read A Confederacy of Dunces?
About ≈ 6 h 59 m — 377 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is A Confederacy of Dunces?
377 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is A Confederacy of Dunces?
It sits on the Travel, Fiction shelves.
Is A Confederacy of Dunces in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in A Confederacy of Dunces?
The main characters include Ignatius J. Reilly, Myrna Minkoff, Irene Reilly, Santa Battaglia.
Where does A Confederacy of Dunces take place?
It is set in New Orleans (La.), New Orleans, Louisiana.
Who wrote A Confederacy of Dunces?
John Kennedy Toole.