Tommy Orange on 'A Confederacy Of Dunces'

Tommy Orange says he wasn't much of a reader in his early years. But a chance encounter with an absurd, experimental novel by John Kennedy Toole showed him a path to writing a novel that was truly his own. —This author recommends— A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole —More from this author— Interview: The Unheard Stories of the 'Urban Indian'