John Kennedy Toole

John Kennedy Toole
Biografske informacije
Rođenje	(1937-12-17)17. 12. 1937. New Orleans
Smrt	26. 3. 1969. (dob: 31) Biloxi, Mississippi
Obrazovanje
Zanimanje	romanopisac, profesor, vojnik
Opus
Znamenita djela
A Confederacy of Dunces
Inspiracija
Od Charles Dickens
Na Bill Hicks

John Kennedy Toole (17.12., 1937 – 26.3. 1969.) bio je američki romanopisac iz New Orleansa, najpoznatiji po svom Pulitzerovom nagradom ovjenčanom romanu A Confederacy of Dunces.

Tooleovi romani nisu bili izdani za njegovog života. Nekoliko godina nakon njegovog samoubistva, Tooleova majka je donijela rukopis A Confederacy of Dunces romanopiscu Walkeru Percyju, koji je pomogao njenom izdavanju. Godine 1981. Toole je posthumno dobio Pulitzerovu nagradu za fikciju.

Bibliografija

Romani

• A Confederacy of Dunces, (LSU Press, 1980).
• The Neon Bible, (Grove Press, 1989).

Izvori

Knjige

• MacLauchlin, Cory. Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces Biography. Da Capo Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-306-82040-3
• Ronald W. Bell, "The Nihilistic Perspective of John Kennedy Toole," (California State University [Dominguez Hills] M.A. thesis, 2000).
• Joel L. Fletcher, Ken and Thelma: The Story of A Confederacy of Dunces, (Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana, 2005).
• Rene Pol Nevils and Deborah George Handy, Ignatius Rising: The Life of John Kennedy Toole, (LSU Press, 2001).

Websiteovi

• MacLauchlin, Cory. Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces Biography. Da Capo Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-306-82040-3
• John Kennedy Toole at Find-a-Grave Arhivirano 2007-12-27 na Wayback Machine-u
• First Printing of Confederacy of Dunces and memo from publisher Arhivirano 2008-01-05 na Wayback Machine-u