“When I think of my dear departed father barely cold in his grave” Ignatius murmured, pretending to wipe some moisture from his eyes.
“Mr Reilly died 20 years ago.”
Twenty-one,” Ignatius gloated.
Ignatius T. Reilly and his mother Irene, in John Kennedy Toole’s quirky masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces (1980), published 11 years after the author’s death. In 1981 the book earned Toole a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Alex Raphael 
Brilliant.
I was tempted to put in his scene with the hot dog vendor, especially as it links to the front cover, but this scene really does help shine a lot on Ignatius’ relationship with his mother. And a reminder that there really is no reasoning with some people!
Really??? I’ve never heard of it. What’s it about? I ought to check it out.
It’s about Ignatius T Reilly’s search to find a job and his adventures with the people he gets involved with along the way. His relationship with his long-suffering mother is unique as far as I know.
I need to read this! Its next on my list. Right now am reading sapiens by yuval Noah Harari so time to switch to fiction again
You’ll love it i’m sure. Let me know how Sapiens turns out.