A Confederacy of Dunces
Published a decade after the death of the author, this wildly inventive comic masterpiece features one of the most unforgettable characters in modern fiction: Ignatius Reilly, a mammoth misfit Medievalist hilariously at odds with the 20th-century world.
Published a decade after the death of the author, this wildly inventive comic masterpiece features one of the most unforgettable characters in modern fiction: Ignatius Reilly, a mammoth misfit Medievalist hilariously at odds with the 20th-century world.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780786182466 (0786182466)
Publish date: March 1st 2005
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Minutes: 11
Edition language: English
I did not like this book at all.
I read this book to fulfill a requirement for a reading challenge. I would have DNF'd it if I hadn't needed to complete it for the challenge. It wasn't for me at all. I heard it was laugh out loud funny, but I don't remember even cracking a smile. I got so tired of hearing about his valve. ¡Dio...
- Ignatius fait des bouchées au fromage délicieuses, dit Mme Reilly.- C'est rudement chic de sa part, dit le vieil homme. Y en a tant qui pensent qu'à courir de nos jours.- Et si vous la fermiez, vous, enjoignit le policier au vieil homme.Magasins AbelmanKansas City, MissouriUSAM. 1 Abelman, PDG et ...
Read full review at: http://thereadingarmchair.blogspot.gr/2015/07/review-confederacy-of-dunces-by-john.htmlThe central plot of the novel revolves around Ignatius Jacques Reilly, who is forced by his mother to search for a job. But, there are numerous others subplots that in one way or another depen...
Un très bon livre, extrêmement drôle, qui m'a valu plusieurs fou-rires dans mes trajets. Un personnage haut en couleurs, une sorte d'anti héros parfait que l'on ne peut quand même pas s'empêcher d'apprécier un peu. L'écriture est un peu lourde, mais l'histoire est vraiment intéressante, et a une tou...