Description

Book Synopsis

ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD

'This is probably my favourite book of all time' Billy Connolly

A pithy, laugh-out-loud story following John Kennedy Toole's larger-than-life Ignatius J. Reilly, floundering his way through 1960s New Orleans, beautifully resigned with cover art by Gary Taxali
_____________

'This city is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti-Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, drug addicts, fetishists, onanists, pornographers, frauds, jades, litterbugs, and lesbians . . . don't make the mistake of bothering me.'

Ignatius J. Reilly: fat, flatulent, eloquent and almost unemployable. By the standards of ordinary folk he is pretty much unhinged, too. But is he bothered by this?

No. For this misanthropic crusader against an America fallen into vice and ignorance has a mission: to rescue a naked female philosopher in distress. And he has a pirate costume and hot-d

Trade Review
I succumbed, stunned and seduced, page after page, vocal with delight. A masterwork of comedy * New York Times *
A fine funny novel. This is the kind of book one wants to keep quoting from -- Anthony Burgess
Every reviewer has loved it. For once, everyone is right * Rolling Stone *

A Confederacy of Dunces

    Product form

    A Paperback / softback by John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy

    £9.49

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £9.99 – you save £0.50 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Tue 29 Sep 2026.

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

      Book details

      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 7 April 2011
      ISBN-13 9780241951590
      978-0241951590
      ISBN-10 0241951593
      Also in:
      Fiction Contemporary Fiction Satire & Humour

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD

      'This is probably my favourite book of all time' Billy Connolly

      A pithy, laugh-out-loud story following John Kennedy Toole's larger-than-life Ignatius J. Reilly, floundering his way through 1960s New Orleans, beautifully resigned with cover art by Gary Taxali
      _____________

      'This city is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti-Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, drug addicts, fetishists, onanists, pornographers, frauds, jades, litterbugs, and lesbians . . . don't make the mistake of bothering me.'

      Ignatius J. Reilly: fat, flatulent, eloquent and almost unemployable. By the standards of ordinary folk he is pretty much unhinged, too. But is he bothered by this?

      No. For this misanthropic crusader against an America fallen into vice and ignorance has a mission: to rescue a naked female philosopher in distress. And he has a pirate costume and hot-d

      Trade Review
      I succumbed, stunned and seduced, page after page, vocal with delight. A masterwork of comedy * New York Times *
      A fine funny novel. This is the kind of book one wants to keep quoting from -- Anthony Burgess
      Every reviewer has loved it. For once, everyone is right * Rolling Stone *

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account