The valve of fortune in eight bit stereo
Paradise hot dogs and the neon street cart
The crusade for digital decency
John Kennedy Toole and his tragic masterpiece
streetspirit John Kennedy Toole
They turned his pages away, (turned them away,) / But he won the Pulitzer when he was gone, (after he was gone.)

streetspirit In 1981, Toole became one of the few authors to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Fiction after his death.
A teenage debut: John Kennedy Toole wrote his first novel, 'The Neon Bible,' at age sixteen, though it was only published posthumously in 1989.

streetspirit Renowned author Walker Percy reluctantly read the smudged manuscript and immediately recognized its brilliant, chaotic genius.
Occurring, awarded, or published after the death of the originator. His mother secured the novel's publication in 1980, eleven years after the author's tragic suicide.

streetspirit Match chiptune beats to hot dog orders to discover the satire of modern consumer culture.
What other novel did John Kennedy Toole write when he was just sixteen years old?
In what year did author John Kennedy Toole tragically pass away before his novel was published?
What prestigious literary award did 'A Confederacy of Dunces' win posthumously in 1981?
Which famous Southern author did Ignatius's mother convince to read the manuscript of 'A Confederacy of Dunces'?
What modern online persona do literary critics frequently compare Ignatius J. Reilly to?
What is the name of John Kennedy Toole's dedicated mother who fought to get his book published?
At which New Orleans university was Walker Percy working when he was handed the manuscript?
