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Have You Failed as a Writer If You Aren't Famous?
Have You Failed as a Writer If You Aren't Famous?
By Genna Rivieccio
July 25, 2014

Though it may seem like the answer is yes, Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka and John Kennedy Toole might disagree.

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Literary Memes: Ignatius J. Reilly Could Be on Reddit
Literary Memes: Ignatius J. Reilly Could Be on Reddit
By Emily Morris
March 19, 2013

In re-reading John Kennedy Toole's brilliant A Confederacy Of Dunces, I noticed that Ignatius J. Reilly's absurdly confident declarations would be right at home on a certain Internet hellhole.

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