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   John Kennedy Toole ( / ˈtuːl /; December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981; he also wrote The Neon Bible.

   • Notable awards: Pulitzer Prize (1981)

   • Notable works: A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)

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3. www.newyorker.com › books › second-readThe Uneasy Afterlife of “A Confederacy of Dunces”

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   Jan 5, 2021 · January 5, 2021. After John Kennedy Toole died, at age thirty-one, the tragedy of his short life was complete. But the melodrama of his literary standing was just beginning. Illustration by...

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   A Confederacy of Dunces is a novel by American writer John Kennedy Toole that was published in 1980, 11 years after Toole's death. [2] .

   • Author: John Kennedy Toole
   • Pages: 405 (paperback)

   • Publish Year: 1980
   • Publisher: Louisiana State University Press

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   Who is John Kennedy Toole?

   • John Kennedy Toole ( / ˈtuːl /; December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981; he also wrote The Neon Bible.

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   When did John Kennedy Toole die?

   • On March 26 1969, on a quiet country road outside Biloxi, Mississippi, John Kennedy Toole took his own life. Aged just 31, the literary professor and author left behind two unpublished novels.

   'A Confederacy of Dunces': A History of Hollywood's 'Cursed' Adaptation

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   Why did John Kennedy Toole use a garden hose?

   • This article was published more than 5 years ago On March 26, 1969, John Kennedy Toole used a garden hose to pump exhaust fumes into his car. He wouldn’t live to see the success of his novel, “A Confederacy of Dunces,” which he had tried and failed to get published.

   Fifty years after John Kennedy Toole died, ‘A Confederacy of Dunces

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   Did John Kennedy Toole win a Pulitzer Prize?

   • In 1981 Toole was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. John Kennedy Toole was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known for his novel A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole's novels remained unpublished during his lifetime.

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   Mar 26, 2021 · Nathan O’Hagan. March 26, 2021 @ 6:30 AM. On March 26 1969, on a quiet country road outside Biloxi, Mississippi, John Kennedy Toole took his own life. Aged just 31, the literary professor and...

7. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksThe novel that almost never was: John Kennedy Toole’s A ...

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   Jun 1, 2022 · Wed Jun 1 2022 - 06:37. When my friend and mentor, Kent Carroll, asked me to co-author a novel with him based on the remarkable events behind the making of John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer...

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   John Kennedy Toole was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known for his novel A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole's novels remained unpublished during his lifetime. Some years after his death by suicide, Toole's mother brought the manuscript of A Confederacy of Dunces to the attention of the novelist Walker Percy, who ushered the ...

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    Mar 26, 2019 · March 26, 2019 at 12:17 p.m. EDT. On March 26, 1969, John Kennedy Toole used a garden hose to pump exhaust fumes into his car. He wouldn’t live to see the success of his novel, “A Confederacy...