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A Confederacy of Dunces
- Narrated by: Reginald D. Hunter
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'
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. Ignatius ignores them, heaving 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. Undaunted, he uses his new-found employment to further his mission—and now he has a pirate costume and a hot-dog cart to do it with....
Never published during his lifetime, John Kennedy Toole's hilarious satire A Confederacy of Dunces is a Don Quixote for the modern age, now brought to life by the comedy legend, Reginald D. Hunter.
Critic reviews
"My favourite book of all time...it stays with you long after you have read it—for your whole life, in fact." (Billy Connolly)
"A pungent work of slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities...it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue." (The New York Times)
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- Paul S. Matthews
- 29-07-23
Very well narrated.
I bought this book, as I had read it was one of Billy Connolly's favourites, I struggled to get into it and cast it aside. I'm glad I stumbled across it on Audible so i didn't have to read it. Reg D H did a spectacular job of fleshing out a disappointingly stagnant story with some good character play. Some genuinely funny bits, some really clever bits, but an awful lot of filler.
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- Phil Palmer
- 21-02-23
Very entertaining book
Ignacius B Reilly is a fantastic character. A hilarious disgusting disturbed nutcase with a faulty valve! Well worth a read
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- sara
- 11-09-22
This was absolutely brilliant.
Great narration, great writing what more to say? I laughed my way through this book and I'll definitely listen again at some point, if only to memorize some of the funnier lines. The nook brings to life old New Orleans like a hilarious time capsule.
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- flyinglib
- 07-11-22
Brilliant reading of a dodgy story.
Reginald D Hunter reads this brilliantly . if it weren't for him, I would have consigned it to my slush pile. Flouted as a masterwork by many, the prose was forced and every character (except maybe Jones and Trixie) were anti-heroes. I read a review that said it's a story of the original Internet troll, but this didn't excuse all the flagrant racism and everything -ism that featured prominently. RDH must surely be a true professional. He is the star here.
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- Anthony Boden
- 28-02-23
Good story, poor narration
I read this book many years ago and wanted to listen to it on audible.
The sorry is interesting but the narration is really poor. I took away quite a bit of the enjoyment of the story. A real shame!
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- Adrian J Cooper
- 07-08-22
This could never have lived up to my expectation
I was so excited when I heard that an audio book version of A confederacy of dunces was to be published and delighted when I discovered that it was to be narrated by Reginald D Hunter. I thought that he was an inspired choice and probably the only voice that could be a safe pair of hands for some of the best southern characters in fiction. I have heard Reginald D Hunter live and seen him on tv many times and I love his laconic drawl. On this audio book he sounds a bit stilted, as if he had been directed to split up the words and to annunciate clearly. Either I got used to it or Reginald warmed up as he went along and I really did enjoy this performance. Some people find A confederacy of dunces depressing and others think it is one of the greatest works of comic fiction; despite the misguided direction, Reginald D Hunter does these well-drawn, comic characters full justice. On the other hand, the director needs to question their world view and take lessons in philosophy and geometry.
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- Kevin Greenan
- 23-10-22
Loved every second
A hilarious and brilliant novel, perfectly narrated by Reginald D Hunter. The best thing I have listened to on Audible all year and straight into my top 10 favourite books.
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- ThickJock
- 16-02-23
Fantastic Narration
Reginald D Hunter brings this classic to life. It takes a chapter or two to get used to but he makes the dialogue (and dialogue is 90% of this) sing. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-02-24
the nartor made this book much better
I liked the fun way the narator read this.
loved the way the mother and son argued over his ideas of grandiose
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- Mark
- 13-03-23
Oh Fortuna!
I had been recommended this book by a mate and had it in my collection for a while as I waited for the Audible version. Some people have criticised the narration but I enjoyed it and felt he did a good job with a demanding set of voices. I do accept that an ensemble approached might have been more effective but I was simply grateful to have the book brought to life at all. It is that most difficult of art forms: the comic novel. It can so easily fall flat on its face or run out of steam but this extraordinary, dare I say, 'classic' novel sped along in top gear for the best part of 13 hours. I loved it, I loved Ignatius J. Reilly and I would have loved John Kennedy Toole to have stuck around long enough to see his work triumph - and maybe conquer New York with 'The Minkoff Minx".
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