I also consider CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES as one of those books any literate person should read at least once in their lives. Ignatius Reilly's one-man battle with the rest of the civilization is funny and endearing in that he really believes in the (lost) causes he is espousing.
But I have to admit that there are parts of the book I don't understand. Or maybe its the local Southern joke that kept it private from non-US Southerners. I was surprised to discover at a second-hand bookstore that Toole also wrote THE NEON BIBLE which he wrote when he was an adolescent. A truly talented author the world lost too soon. Joseph in Manila nr: (now reading) "Ella Fitzgerald: The FIrst Lady of Jazz" by Stuart Nicholson > Lori Fye wrote: > >> Ignatius J. Reilly lives! > > My favorite book! > > And for those of you who are also fans, I strongly recommend Ignatius > Rising: The Life of John Kennedy Toole. > > Jerry
