Toole committed suicide at the age of 32 and never saw this
acclaimed novel in print. He wrote it in the early 1960s, but at
the time it was rejected by publishers; his mother's unerring faith
in its calibre led her to find it an audience in 1980, and in 1981,
12 years after the author's death, it won the Pulitzer Prize. In
the vastly fat, bilious, self-important sloth Ignatius J. Reilly,
he created an intelligent, repulsive monster, a prophet who speaks
of mankind's decline since the Middle Ages, who believes that only
with the return of 'theology and geometry' will man's redemption be
secured. This is bigger and darker than comedy; in the slapstick of
Ignatius's abuse of his body, his mother, and the whole world, in
the bitter invective that spews from his mouth against a century
gone wrong, and in the diminutive characters that litter his New
Orleans, Toole presents a 'commedia' which we are lucky to have.
(Kirkus UK)
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. In magnificent revolt against the twentieth century, Ignatius propels his monstrous bulk among the flesh-pots of a fallen city, filling his Big Chief tablets with invective, until his maroon-haired mother decrees that Ignatius must go to work.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 | Review
by: Dudley R.
Every now and again a book crosses your path and, like a comet, it leaves a bewitching trail.
For the laugh out loud literary experience of your life join the illusionary world of Ignatius Reilly and the equally goofy characters who cross his path.
There is no doubt about it this book is pure magic.
Dudley Ristow
Johannesburg.
Did you find this review helpful?
Yes (1) |
No (0)
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
