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Mary “Bunt” Townsend Percy
I was curious to find out whether or not “Bunt” Percy was still alive since it was she that nudged her husband Walker into reading Confederacy. As Cory MacLauchlin tells...
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The Autoscopic Author: Kafka and Toole
Once again I have Kafka on my mind. I’ve been amending a review of Toole’s biography Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable...
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Thelma Toole Interview
Thelma being . . . Thelma . . . what with the ubiquitous piano. (Also I’ve just noted that the excellent documentary on Toole, a collaboration between Toole biographer Corey MacLauchlin...
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Gottlieb on Toole after Fifty Years
In Robert Gottlieb’s recently published memoir Avid Reader he briefly talks about the fraught relationship he had with Ken Toole. So in barely two pages devoted to Toole and in light of the critical...
View ArticleThelma Toole interviewed by Tom Snyder
As a regular viewer of Tom Synder’s late night interview show ostensibly dealing with less fluffy primetime subject matter (e. g. Johnny Rotten, Lennon, Sterling Hayden, Manson), I recall seeing Thelma...
View ArticleChris Harris: master NOLA documenter
It’s been long overdue but Chris now has representation with the top-notch A Gallery for Fine Photography. Not only has Chris had access to the “who’s who” of the NOLA arts scene (Clementine Hunter,...
View ArticleOriginal Confederacy of Dunces Artwork
The original artwork for CoD was done by one Ed Linlof. Below is a letter of his to Thelma Toole. a confederacy of duncesEd LindlofJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansThelma Toole
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Deceased on this date. Washington Post. a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literatureThelma TooleWalker Percy
View ArticleThelma Toole As Herself
Available at Amazon.com — Amazon.ca — Amazon.co.uk — Barnes & Noble — Indigo.ca — Indi Bound — Kobo — and last but not least, if you want to take advantage of a 30% discount (code available here),...
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