Confederacy of Dunces
A picaresque novel set in 1960s New Orleans, following the misadventures of Ignatius J. Reilly, an eccentric, lazy, and highly educated man living with his mother. The story unfolds through his disastrous attempts at employment and his clashes with the modern world.
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Ranked #345 of 1942 · 391 pages · Published 1980
Mentioned 3× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 3 episodes, most recently on Oct 27, 2021.
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Mentioned by Chuck Palahniuk · 00:04:54 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Roseanne Barr · 00:39:00 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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