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" The neon bible / "
John Kennedy Toole ; introduction by W. Kenneth Holditch.
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BL
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| Record Number
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976239
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b730609
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| Main Entry
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Toole, John Kennedy,1937-1969.
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| Title & Author
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The neon bible /\ John Kennedy Toole ; introduction by W. Kenneth Holditch.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Grove Press,, 1989.
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| Page. NO
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xi, 162 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0802111084
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: 0802132073
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: 9780802111081
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: 9780802132079
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| Abstract
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The first novel by the Pulizer Prize-winning author of A Confederacy Of Dunces. David is a young boy growing up in a small Southern town in the 1940s. From his porch, David can see the whole valley, including the neon Bible that lights up the sky, emblem of the God-fearing folk who snub his family because Poppa can't afford the church dues.
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Boys, Fiction.
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Boys.
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Southern States, Fiction.
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Southern States.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.54
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| LC Classification
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PS3570.O54N46 1989
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17.97bcl
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18.06bcl
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HU 9800rvk
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