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John Kennedy Toole(1937-1969)

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John Kennedy Toole was born on 7 December 1937 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer, known for A Confederacy of Dunces and The Neon Bible (1995). He died on 26 March 1969 in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
BornDecember 7, 1937
DiedMarch 26, 1969(31)
BornDecember 7, 1937
DiedMarch 26, 1969(31)
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A Confederacy of Dunces
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    The Neon Bible (1995)
    The Neon Bible
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    • 1995

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    • The Neon Bible (1995)
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      • 1995
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      • December 7, 1937
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Died
      • March 26, 1969
      • Biloxi, Mississippi, USA(suicide)

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      Author of hysterically funny "A Confederacy of Dunces", which was published posthumously in 1980, and was awarded the Pulitzer prize the following year.
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      I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.

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