BOOK CLUB READING GROUP GUIDE

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

1. A Confederacy of Dunces was published in 1980, sixteen years after it was written. Do you think if it was published in 1964 it would have achieved the same success?
2. Why do you think the authors included the character of Ignatius?
3. The authors suggest that Kenny sacrificed his life so that his work could live on. Do you think that other writers and artists who died by suicide and achieved recognition posthumously might have experienced a similar motivation?
4. Do you believe there’s a lost manuscript somewhere?
5. Do you agree with the authors’ choice to write a novel instead of a biography?
6. What did Ignatius see in Kenny that he couldn’t see in himself?