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What is John Kennedy Toole's most famous novel?

  • The Great Gatsby

  • A Confederacy of Dunces

  • The Catcher in the Rye

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

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A Confederacy of Dunces is the most famous novel by John Kennedy Toole. It is a satirical work that follows the misadventures of Ignatius Reilly, a corpulent and eccentric New Orleans resident. The novel was rejected by publishers during Toole's lifetime and was only published posthumously in 1980, after his mother discovered the manuscript.
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