The Neon Bible

3.8 avg 8441 votes 738 reviews 7217 want to read

About this book

The first novel by the Pulizer Prize-winning author of A Confederacy Of Dunces. David is a young boy growing up in a small Southern town in the 1940s. From his porch, David can see the whole valley, including the neon Bible that lights up the sky, emblem of the God-fearing folk who snub his family because Poppa can't afford the church dues.

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3.8/5 · 8441 readers · 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Neon Bible?

About ≈ 3 h 16 m — 176 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Neon Bible~3 h 16 m

How many pages is The Neon Bible?

176 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Neon Bible176

What genre is The Neon Bible?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is The Neon Bible in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The Neon Bible?

John Kennedy Toole.

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