A Confederacy of Dunces Powers Richard the village of La Matosa

the village of La Matosa is rife with rumours about how and why this murder occurred

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A Confederacy of Dunces Powers Richard the village of La MatosaA monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces. The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged. Ignatius ignores them, heaving his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him: Ignatius