I just finished reading A Confederacy of Dunces and really enjoyed it. I found its humor pretty funny, for a book written in the 60s, and the intentionally buffoonish protagonist is like an archetype for the "return to tradition" type guys, if taken to its most ridiculous extreme.
Also, it was published posthumously because the author committed suicide at 32, in part because of his spiraling mental health after the novel was rejected by publishers when he originally submitted it. Really tragic case of a creative not getting their due in life, especially considering the main character of the novel is in-part an exaggerated portrayal of what he saw as his own flaws.
I just finished reading A Confederacy of Dunces and really enjoyed it. I found its humor pretty funny, for a book written in the 60s, and the intentionally buffoonish protagonist is like an archetype for the "return to tradition" type guys, if taken to its most ridiculous extreme.
Also, it was published posthumously because the author committed suicide at 32, in part because of his spiraling mental health after the novel was rejected by publishers when he originally submitted it. Really tragic case of a creative not getting their due in life, especially considering the main character of the novel is in-part an exaggerated portrayal of what he saw as his own flaws.
My favorite piece of fiction. Glad you enjoyed it.