A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)
0.1162Canon Score · ranked #240 all time
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About the 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."
Why it ranks #240
Every list on which A Confederacy of Dunces appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #2 / 100 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |