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A Confederacy of Dunces presents the misadventures of Ignatius J. Reilly, a modern Don Quixote. Ignatius is a behemoth of fat and flatulence, with a gargantuan frame, bushy black moustache, green hunting cap, and blue and yellow eyes that look down on the modern era--and particularly on anything commerical. He views materialistic comforts as "offenses against taste and decency," things that demonstrate a lack of "theology and geometry."

His troubles (or fateful fortunes) begin in New Orleans when an inept patrolman suspects him of being a pervert and attempts an arrest. Ignatius is able to avoid being taken into custody, but as people help him, a kind grandfather who stood up for him is taken to jail. Fleeing the scene, Ignatius and his…

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