{"product_id":"i-john-kennedy-toole-paperback","title":"I, John Kennedy Toole - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKent Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJodee Blanco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rich new novel that explores the true story of \u003ci\u003eA Confederacy Of Dunces \u003c\/i\u003eand the remarkable life of its author, John Kennedy Toole.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI, John Kennedy Toole\u003c\/i\u003e is the novelized true story of the funny, tragic, riveting narrative behind the making of an American masterpiece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel traces Toole's life in New Orleans through his adolescence, his stay at Columbia University in New York, his attempts to escape the burden of his demanding mother and his weak father, his retreat into a world of his own creation, and finally the invention of astonishing characters that came to living reality for both readers (and the author himself) in his prize-winning \u003ci\u003eA Confederacy of Dunces\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe other fascinating (and mostly unknown) part of the story is how after a decade of rebuke and dismissal the novel came to a brilliant author, Walker Percy, and a young publisher, Kent Carroll, who separately rescued the book, then published it with verve and devotion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel that almost never came to be went on to win a Pulitzer Prize and continues to sell at a satisfying rate as it winds its way to the 2 million mark. That audience is the happy ending for this brilliant, unrepentant writer, whose only reward before his untimely death was his unending belief in his work and his characters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e is the former editor-in-chief at Grove Press, the former publisher of Carroll \u0026amp; Graf, and the co-founder and publisher of Europa Editions. He has published Samuel Beckett, Henry Miller, John Kennedy Toole, Jane Gardam, and Elena Ferrante, among other notable authors. He divides his time between Manhattan and East Hampton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJodee Blanco\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003ePlease Stop Laughing at Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir that became the seminal book for the anti-bullying movement, and a biography of a movie star in which she told the truth against all odds. She lives in Chicago.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698659758143,"sku":"9781643139487","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/79e2c913b06b0283ffdc4bb96ff52bff.webp?v=1765010921","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/i-john-kennedy-toole-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}