“On the prow of the wagon, in an attempt to attract business among the Quarterites, Ignatius taped a sheet of Big Chief paper on which he had printed in crayon: TWELVE INCHES (12) OF PARADISE. So far no one had responded to its message.”
― John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
Saint Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, French Quarter, New Orleans
I’m getting packed, getting ready to drive to New Orleans for a week of this year’s Writing Marathon.
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Great excerpt from a great book.
Absolutely. I understand the original manuscript is in the Tulane library – I need to see if I can visit it.
I never considered that before though that would be a thrill. My short list of things to one day see includes the Ignatius J. Reilly statue outside the former D.H. Holmes Department Store.
Yeah, I stopped by there in 2011, wrote about it here: https://billchance.org/2011/10/26/ignatius-j-reilly-2/