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A Confederacy Of Dunces
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Author : John Kennedy Toole
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics
Release Date : 2000
A Confederacy Of Dunces written by John Kennedy Toole and has been published by Penguin Modern Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Classical fiction categories.
Ignatius Reilly, the hero, is a grotesque Gargantua, in violent revolt against the entire 20th century and what he takes to be the manifold excesses and perversions of the past 400 years. He lumbers through New Orleans leaving chaos in his wake.
A Confederacy Of Dunces Cookbook
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Author : Cynthia LeJeune Nobles
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2015-10-12
A Confederacy Of Dunces Cookbook written by Cynthia LeJeune Nobles and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-12 with Cooking categories.
In John Kennedy Toole's iconic novel, Ignatius J. Reilly is never short of opinions about food or far away from his next bite. Whether issuing gibes such as "canned food is a perversion," or taking a break from his literary ambitions with "an occasional cheese dip," this lover of Lucky Dogs, café au lait, and wine cakes navigates 1960s New Orleans focused on gastronomical pursuits. For the novel's millions of fans, Cynthia LeJeune Nobles's "A Confederacy of Dunces" Cookbook offers recipes inspired by the delightfully commonplace and always delicious fare of Ignatius and his cohorts. Through an informative narrative and almost 200 recipes, Nobles explores the intersection of food, history, and culture found in the Pulitzer Prize--winning novel, opening up a new avenue into New Orleans's rich culinary traditions. Dishes inspired by Ignatius's favorites -- macaroons and "toothsome" steak -- as well as recipes based on supporting characters -- Officer Mancuso's Pork and Beans and Dr. Talc's Bloody Marys -- complement a wealth of fascinating detail about the epicurean side of the novel's memorable settings. A guide to the D. H. Holmes Department Store's legendary Chicken Salad, the likely offerings of the fictitious German's Bakery, and an in-depth interview with the general manager of Lucky Dogs round out this delightful cookbook. A lighthearted yet impeccably researched look at the food of the 1960s, "A Confederacy of Dunces" Cookbook reaffirms the singularity and timelessness of both New Orleans cuisine and Toole's comic tour de force.
The Neon Bible
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Author : John Kennedy Toole
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2007-12-01
The Neon Bible written by John Kennedy Toole and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-01 with Fiction categories.
“A moving evocation of the small-town South in the mid-twentieth century” that “belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O’Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty” (Orlando Sentinel). John Kennedy Toole—who won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for his best-selling comic masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces—wrote The Neon Bible for a literary contest at the age of sixteen. The manuscript languished in a drawer and became the subject of a legal battle among Toole’s heirs. It was only in 1989, thirty-five years after it was written and twenty years after Toole’s suicide at thirty-one, that this amazingly accomplished and evocative novel was freed for publication. “Heartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “John Kennedy Toole’s tender, nostalgic side is as brilliantly effective as his corrosive satire. If you liked To Kill A Mockingbird you will love The Neon Bible.” —Florence King “Shockingly mature. . . . Even at sixteen, Toole knew that the way to write about complex emotions is to express them simply.” —Kerry Luft, Chicago Tribune
The Roxy Letters
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Author : Mary Pauline Lowry
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 2020-04-07
The Roxy Letters written by Mary Pauline Lowry and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-07 with Fiction categories.
Meet Roxy. For fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and Bridget Jones’s Diary comes “just the kind of comic novel we need right now” (The Washington Post) about an Austin artist trying to figure out her life one letter to her ex-boyfriend at a time. Bridget Jones penned a diary; Roxy writes letters. Specifically: she writes letters to her hapless, rent-avoidant ex-boyfriend—and current roommate—Everett. This charming and funny twenty-something is under-employed (and under-romanced), and she’s decidedly fed up with the indignities she endures as a deli maid at Whole Foods (the original), and the dismaying speed at which her beloved Austin is becoming corporatized. When a new Lululemon pops up at the intersection of Sixth and Lamar where the old Waterloo Video used to be, Roxy can stay silent no longer. As her letters to Everett become less about overdue rent and more about the state of her life, Roxy realizes she’s ready to be the heroine of her own story. She decides to team up with her two best friends to save Austin—and rescue Roxy’s love life—in whatever way they can. But can this spunky, unforgettable millennial keep Austin weird, avoid arrest, and find romance—and even creative inspiration—in the process?
Ignatius Rising
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Author : René Pol Nevils
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2005-04-01
Ignatius Rising written by René Pol Nevils and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The phenomenal success of John Kennedy Toole's comic masterpiece, A Confederacy of Dunces, is now legendary, a story that has long beckoned a deeper exploration into the life, imagination, and demise of the writer responsible for one of American literature's most memorable characters -- Ignatius J. Reilly. In Ignatius Rising, René Pol Nevils and Deborah George Hardy present the first biography of Toole, drawing upon scores of interviews with contemporaries of the writer and acquaintances of his influencing mother, Thelma, as well as unpublished letters, documents, and photographs. Frank yet sympathetic, Ignatius Rising deftly describes a life that is dark, tragic, bizarre, and amazing -- but luminous with the gift of laughter, a life not unlike those of Toole's beloved characters, now loved the world over.
French Exit
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Author : Patrick deWitt
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2018-08-28
French Exit written by Patrick deWitt and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-28 with Fiction categories.
Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges, directed by Azazael Jacobs A Recommended Read from: Vanity Fair * Entertainment Weekly * Vulture * The Millions * Publishers Weekly * Esquire From bestselling author Patrick deWitt, a brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial disintegration. Frances Price – tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature – is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there’s the Price’s aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts. Putting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit. One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self destruction and economical ruin – to riotous effect. A number of singular characters serve to round out the cast: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic proposing a seance, and a doctor who makes house calls with his wine merchant in tow, to name a few. Brimming with pathos, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind 'tragedy of manners,' a send-up of high society, as well as a moving mother/son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute.
The Mah Bh Rata
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Author : Smith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date : 2010
The Mah Bh Rata written by Smith and has been published by Penguin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Epic poetry, Sanskrit categories.
The Mahabharata is the story of two warring factions of cousins - 100 demons in human form against five sons of gods. Woven into this epic martial tale of great and bloody battles are numerous narrative digressions and much religious instruction - including the wisdom of Bhisma, give from a deathbed of arrows, and the legendary Bhagavadgita, spoken by Krsna on the very verge of war. The enactment of eternal conflicts, it is also a vital Hindu text on the nature of dharma - the right way for each person to live his or her life, and the only way to secure an improved lot in future births.
The Novel Cure
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Author : Ella Berthoud
language : en
Publisher: Text Publishing
Release Date : 2013-08-21
The Novel Cure written by Ella Berthoud and has been published by Text Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-21 with Literary Collections categories.
The perfect book for bibliophiles. The Novel Cure is a medical handbook for booklovers containing an extensive list of literary remedies drawn from the most brilliant minds and the most restorative reads. Sick? Tired? Lost your job? Take one dose of literature and repeat until better. The Novel Cure is an A-Z of literary remedies that offers a cure in the form of a novel for all kinds of ailments of the mind and body, and life's general ups and downs. Whether you have stomach flu, low self esteem or are just stuck in a rut, this book will recommend a novel to help ease your pain. This is a medical handbook with a difference. Austen for arrogance, Bronte for a broken heart, Pynchon for paranoia or Tolstoy for toothache: the remedy for your malady is at your fingertips. Featuring old and modern classics, unheard-of gems, novels for all tastes and ages, The Novel Cure is a warm and passionate, witty and wonderful way to expand your reading list (and cure what ails you), and the perfect gift for all bibliophiles. Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin have been best friends since university, where they began prescribing books for one another. Ella went on to study fine art and became a painter and art teacher. Susan became a novelist and was listed by Granta as one of the 20 Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. She is also a travel writer, journalist and reviewer. Together, they now hold sell-out bibliotherapy sessions and retreats in the UK and have a regular slot with The School of Life. textpublishing.com.au 'I loved this book within moments of dipping in and know I shall be returning to it for a long time to come. It's a wonderful reminder of the restorative power of fiction and ideal for anyone who has ever wondered what on earth to read next.' S. J. Watson 'Witty and wise, The Novel Cure is essential for anyone who needs to lie down and recuperate with a good book.' Sunday Age/Sun Herald 'It doesn't matter how obscure your physical or emotional ailment, you will cure in this A-Z of literary remedies. It offers more hope than medical nanotechnology with no side effects. Verdict: panacea.' Herald Sun 'I'll offer my own ailment and cure: Reading slump, being in a: Read The Novel Cure.' Whispering Gums 'This delightful book takes a...light-hearted approach to bibliotherapy...The book lists a splendid catalogue of ailments for which reading a book or two is the cure - of course I loved it!' ANZ Lit Lovers 'A fine remedy for bibliophiles.' Kirkus Reviews 'A delightful reference guide...[Berthoud and Elderkin] tackle serious and not-so-serious ailments with equal verve...elegant prose and discussions that span the history of 2,000 years of literature will surely make readers seek out these books.' Publishers Weekly 'The smart self-help money is not on Dukan or Atkins or Gina Ford but on Tolstoy, Hemingway and Austen...Even if these authors can't cure you, they can comfort you.' Australian 'Eclectic and infectious, The Novel Cure is one of the most revealing and bracing books about books to come along in some time.' Kirkus Reviews 'Anyone who has ever sought solace in a book will appreciate the concept behind this "medical handbook with a difference".' West Australian 'Whimsical and erudite...The Novel Cure remains serious without taking itself too seriously, gives advice without preaching, and advocates, with warmth and humour, the importance of literature as a therapeutic medium.' Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Managing Ignatius
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Author : Jerry Strahan
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 1999-02-16
Managing Ignatius written by Jerry Strahan and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02-16 with Travel categories.
“A real-life Confederacy of Dunces.”—Kirkus Reviews When Jerry Strahan became manager of the Lucky Dogs hot dog cart in 1970s New Orleans, he assumed leadership of the most misfit crew of hot dog vendors in the French Quarter. In Managing Ignatius, Strahan recounts his two decades of hilarious dealings with outrageous characters including drifters, drunks, swindlers, transvestites, and the occasional college kid whose hawking refrain “don’t be a meanie, buy a weanie” still echoes through the French Quarter. As the straight man for the absurdity surrounding him, Strahan mediates disputes with loan sharks, pimps, and jealous lovers—and creates an unforgettable portrait of the delights and debauchery of the Crescent City. “Frank and funny . . . Managing Ignatius is an entrepreneurial story that captures the year-round drama of doing business on the street and the seasonal rhythms of the French Quarter.”—The New York Times
A Confederacy Of Dunces
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Author : John Kennedy Toole
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-06-13
A Confederacy Of Dunces written by John Kennedy Toole and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-13 with Fiction categories.
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' 'My favourite book of all time... it stays with you long after you have read it - for your whole life, in fact' Billy Connolly A monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern - this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces. The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged. Ignatius ignores them, heaving his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him: Ignatius must get a job. Undaunted, he uses his new-found employment to further his mission - and now he has a pirate costume and a hot-dog cart to do it with... Never published during his lifetime, John Kennedy Toole's hilarious satire, A Confederacy of Dunces is a Don Quixote for the modern age, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes a foreword by Walker Percy. 'A pungent work of slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities ... it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue' The New York Times