“I, John Kennedy Toole” is a work of fiction, but it sticks to the known facts
and imperious, Ignatius Reilly was a wholly original anti-hero when he burst from the pages of “A Confederacy of Dunces” in 1980. American readers fell in love with this bloated, hapless misanthrope in a green hunting cap, and the bestselling comic novel won a Pulitzer—one of the few times the prize has been awarded posthumously.
Theirs is a work of fiction, but it sticks to the known facts. Toole is a handsome academic star and “gentleman’s gentleman”, with refined southern manners and regular bouts of depression. An only child, he felt burdened by his demanding mother, Thelma, who saw him as her one shot at greatness. An army draft interrupted his literatureat Columbia University in 1961, but also gave him space to write.
The young author began drinking heavily, putting on weight and behaving erratically. Friends noticed that he was talking to himself, and students complained about his rants. Then, in January 1969, he set off in his car, and was found dead two months later. Ms Blanco and Mr Carroll suggest Toole killed himself to allow his characters to live on. “He loved so many writers who found fame only after they died,” says Ms Blanco. But no suicide note survives, so it is impossible to know for sure.
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