Ignatius Rising: The Life of John Kennedy Toole - Rilegato

Nevils, Rene Pol; Hardy, Deborah George

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0807126802 ISBN 13: 9780807126806

Casa editrice: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2001

Riassunto

In Ignatius Rising, Rene Pol Nevils and Deborah George Hardy present the first biography of John Kennedy Toole, a work based upon scores of interviews with contemporaries of the writer and acquaintances of his mother, Thelma, as well as unpublished letters, documents, and photographs. Known variously as "Ken," "Tooley," and "John," Toole is revealed to have been many things: a coddled only child; an academic prodigy; a soul tortured by conflicting feelings for his mother and about his sexual identity; a fun-loving cut-up, a master of mimicry, and a conversationalist nonpareil; an impeccable, popular college teacher; a straitlaced constant worrier by day and a back-street blues devotee at night; a writer who cherished the many nuances of his native city, New Orleans; and a man ultimately depressed, overweight, hard-drinking, promiscuous, and mad.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0807126802
• ISBN 13: 9780807126806
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 234
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile