Download or read book A Confederacy of Dunces written by John Kennedy Toole and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves 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..."