Sat, Apr 18 · 1:00 PM PDT
Join us for a discussion of John Kennedy Toole's contemporary classic novel, A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole died unpublished and unknown. After his death, Toole's mother sent the manuscript to the American Southern writer, Walker Percy, whose advocacy got it published, and the rest is American literary history. Why this book? It's a comic picaresque novel rooted in the great American city of New Orleans. It critiques modernity, but from the unusual perspective of a medievalist. It's hilarious and an enjoyable read. Is it really a literary classic? Well, it won a Pulitzer. Not convinced? Read it and find out for yourself, or reread it and remind yourself, then come to our discussion.
-dave rankin
