John Kennedy Toole [SEP] occupation
John Kennedy Toole
John Kennedy Toole (; December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel "A Confederacy of Dunces" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He also wrote "The Neon Bible". Although several people in the literary world felt his writing skills were praiseworthy, Toole's novels were rejected during his lifetime. After suffering from paranoia and depression due in part to these failures, he committed suicide at the age of 31.
. "Ignatius Rising: The Life of John Kennedy Toole". Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001.
External links.
- 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.
- Marsh, Leslie. A close-grained review of MacLauchlin.
- Sanford, Joseph. "John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point" Documentary. Pelican Pictures, 2009.