The South
Explore the American South through literature with our curated book list. Discover iconic voices and unforgettable characters, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
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.