John Kennedy Toole
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| John Kennedy Toole | |
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| Biografske informacije | |
| Rođenje | 17. 12. 1937. New Orleans |
| Smrt | 26. 3. 1969. (dob: 31) Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Obrazovanje | |
| Zanimanje | romanopisac, profesor, vojnik |
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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[uredi | uredi kod]
Romani[uredi | uredi kod]
- A Confederacy of Dunces, (LSU Press, 1980).
- The Neon Bible, (Grove Press, 1989).
Izvori[uredi | uredi kod]
Knjige[uredi | uredi kod]
- 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[uredi | uredi kod]
- 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
