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The Neon Bible is John Kennedy Toole's first novel, written at the age of only 16. Its main appeal is as an early look at the writer who would later write A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole thought it too juvenile a writing attempt to submit for publication during his life. It was published posthumously in 1989, after Confederacy's great success. Like A Confederacy of Dunces, the novel had a long and difficult road to publication. The Neon Bible was written circa 1953, but was never submitted for... full article at wikipedia
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  • 1989
  • 0802111084
  • 1994
  • 9780802132079
  • 1989
  • 0670829080
  • 1990
  • 0140123733
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