Thelma Toole
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thelma Agnes Ducoing Toole (September 3, 1901 – August 17, 1984) was mother of author John Kennedy Toole, and her efforts led to the posthumous publication of A Confederacy of Dunces. [1] Her husband was John D. Toole, Jr. [2]
A lifelong New Orleans resident, she began shopping the book to publishers after her only son's suicide. She eventually showed it to Walker Percy, who assisted in getting it published in 1980. She lived to see the book win a Pulitzer Prize.
[edit] References
- ^ Staff report (August 19, 1984). MOTHER OF AUTHOR TOOLE DIES. New York Times
- ^ The John Kennedy Toole Papers
[edit] External links
 |
This United States biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
