A Confederacy of Dunces

Written by:
John Kennedy Toole
Narrated by:
Barrett Whitener

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
4
Narrator
3
Release Date
December 1997
Duration
13 hours 32 minutes
Summary
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

“A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review

A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears themselves, stuck out on either side like turn signals indicating two directions at once. Full, pursed lips protruded beneath the bushy black moustache and, at their corners, sank into little folds filled with disapproval and potato chip crumbs.

So enters one of the most memorable characters in recent American fiction.

The hero of John Kennedy Toole's incomparable, Pultizer Prize–winning comic classic is one Ignatius J. Reilly, an obese, self-absorbed, hapless Don Quixote of the French Quarter, whose half-hearted attempts at employment lead to a series of wacky adventures among the lower denizens of New Orleans. This book has become an American comic masterpiece.
Browse By Category
Reviews
Profile Avatar
Joan S.

I love, love, love this book. One of my all time favorites! The characters have me laughing out loud. They feel like old friends. The narrator is the best! How does he do all those voices? Flipping incredible. When I need a laugh or escape from this crazy world, I turn on this audiobook and my spirits are lifted.

1 book added to cart
Subtotal
$22.95
View Cart