Ignatius J. Reilly Statue

"Most people who have not read Confederacy of Dunces would never understand. Most that are not from New Orleans and have read the book still don’t. Mom would shop on Canal Street and if the kids wanted to wander off we were always told to meet up under “The Clock” at D.H. Homes Department Store. This statue of Ignatius J. Reilly is a great reminder of a happy time."

"I love Confederacy of Dunces! I got the book as a gift a week before going to New Orleans and had to see Ignatius on my trip. It was so much fun reading the book and experiencing all of those details in the city. The statue was wonderful. The only problem is that they have a chain like fence in front of the statue so you have to go in from the side to see all the details. Makes it really hard to take a front-view photo of the statue."

"A statue built after a fictional book character from the book A Confederacy of Dunces. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981."