Butterfly In The Typewriter: The Tragic Life Of John Kennedy Toole And The Remarkable Story Of A Confederacy Of Dunces
Tags: Cory MacLauchlin

Traces the life and early death of the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Confederacy of Dunces, recounting Toole's upbringing in New Orleans, the crushing difficulties he faced while trying to publish his posthumously acclaimed novel and his untimely suicide.