To The Manner Born: Ken Toole

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Ken Toole

Statue of Ignatius J Reilly from A Confederacy of Dunces

by

John Kennedy Toole

1937-1969

Rest in Peace

Toad

5 comments:

Old Polo said...: I'm sure there is a story here, but I don't know it. Interesting sculpture however.; March 27, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Dustin B. said...: I haven't seen the statue in person, but always imagined Ignatius as being much more....plump.

One of my favorite books.; March 27, 2012 at 12:19 PM
AlwaysMe said...: I was just thinking the same thing - he doesn't even look "fat" in the 2012 sense of the word!; March 27, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Toad said...: Old Polo start here:

http://to-the-manner-born.blogspot.com/2010/03/tooles.html; March 27, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Old Polo said...: Got it Toad. Thank you. I will read said book.; March 28, 2012 at 2:33 PM

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