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The Neon Bible

De: John Kennedy Toole
Narrado por: Nick Sullivan
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John Kennedy Toole - who won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for his best-selling comic masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces - wrote The Neon Bible for a literary contest at the age of 16. The manuscript languished in a drawer and became the subject of a legal battle among Toole's heirs. It was only in 1989, 35 years after it was written and 20 years after Toole's suicide at 31, that this amazingly accomplished and evocative novel was freed for publication.

©1989 W. Kenneth Holditch, Marion Toole Hosli, Sharon H. Muniz, Althea Toole Farley, and Mary Toole McGuire. Recorded by arrangement with Grove Atlantic, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc. Ficción Literaria Género Ficción Ficción
Talented Teenage Writing • Authentic Southern Voice • Excellent Narrator • Engaging Storyline • Rich Literary Experience
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COD is one of my favorite books of all time. The chance to listen to this early novel written when Toole was only 15 was really incredible and it didn't disappoint. The introduction adds great context, and what the book lays bare about bigotry, ignorance, and "in group" selfishness is just as prescient and insightful today. It's an excellent work and, like COD, a sad, funny, absurd, humanistic literary treasure.

Early Masterpiece

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I adored Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" back when it was first published.
This little book was written while the author was quite young and it was denied
publication due to medieval laws in Louisiana.
Toole has an authentic voice and perspective. His work falls somewhere in-
between William Faulkner (family secrets and dysfunction, racial issues)
and Fanny Flag (southern eccentric characters and humor).
It's a tragedy that Toole left little behind when he took his life.
It's refreshing to spend time with a literary genius...
I highly recommend this book!

A Little Gem

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It is a master work written when the author had sixteen years old. It was the prelude to his other piece of work, A confederacy of the Dunce.

Kennedy o’ Toole was a genius - is a genius

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I had no idea there was another Toole book published. It is delightful. You can really picture each character. love the narrator as well.

what a wonderful surprise!

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Amazing. Brilliant performance, a rich & engaging story. Toole's talent even at age sixteen is immense.

Outstanding

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I was surprised to find this title and enjoyed it after listening to Confederacy at least a dozen times. The sensitivity Toole demonstrates is heartbreaking. But having these insights into the narrator’s mind was strangely comforting. The ending seemed like it shared a theme with his better-known work; there always seems to be sirens in the distance, coming for the narrator. And I always hope our workin’ boy, in whatever shape he takes, can outrun them.

Thankful for this book

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While Toole was obviously a very talented teenage writer, and I'd give 5 stars for that age group, compared to adult fiction, it must honestly be rated as a four. This would be a wonderful book for elementary school kids to listen to! They would be far more interested in another child's story, told in a way children can appreciate.

Amazing for a 16-year-old author!

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The story is okay. Kind of feels a bit pointless, but isn't bad. It's a book written by a talented 16 year old and it feels like a book written by a talented 16 year old.

It's ok

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I have read and listened to Confederacy of Dunces many times, I am so glad to have come across this early and the only other published work.

The Otoole talent was amazing

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I had purchased, heard, and loved John Kennedy Toole's A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES on Audible, so when I saw that his other book was available, I immediately purchased it. The narrator is absolutely perfect, with his Southern accent and perfect imitation of both male and female characters. His inflections are perfect, too, as well as the overall pace of the reading. As a child of the South, born in Biloxi, and doomed to suffer as a spiritual seeker in the Bible belt, I appreciate this story so much for so many reasons. Thank you, John Kennedy Toole, wherever you are, you perfect writer.

Brilliant

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