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Chargement... Managing Ignatius: The Lunacy of Lucky Dogs and Life in New Orleanspar Jerry Strahan
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. If you've ever visited New Orleans -- and especially if you've over-imbibed one evening and found yourself in need of something to counter-act the alcohol -- you must be familiar with the famed "Lucky Dog." For those who haven't encountered this culinary marvel, a Lucky Dog is a large hot dog sold from a hot dog-shaped wagon on the streets of the Big Easy. Lucky Dogs were made famous in the pages of Confederacy of Dunces when Ignatius J. Reilly tried his hand at selling them -- hence the title of the book. However, you don't need to have read Confederacy of Dunces or to have ever set foot in New Orleans to relish Managing Ignatius. Author Jerry E. Strahan tells stories from two decades as a manager of Lucky Dog carts and the eccentric group of malcontents, misfits, and malingerers that man the hot dog wagons. New Orleans is on the wild side of America and anything having to do with Lucky Dogs is on the wild side of New Orleans. Every possible imaginable (and unimaginable) crazy thing occurs during the two decades Strahan encapsulates in his book. To quote an unlikely source, the historian Stephen Ambrose said: "From now on, whenever I'm asked what is the single best book to read for an introduction to the spirit of New Orleans, I'll reply, Managing Ignatius." I'm with Ambrose, reading this is almost as good as digging into a steaming hot Lucky Dog. As someone who has worked in an environment full of a constantly rotating collection of true characters, as someone who has had to manage a group of misfits and unmanagables; I truly enjoyed and related to this book. Someone picking up this book does not have to have managed in such an environment, or even read A Confederacy of Dunces to enjoy this book, however. The book follows 20 years of history of the Lucky Dogs company, and consequently, 20 years of New Orleans history. It’s an entertaining glimpse into the beating heart of the French Quarter, and a glimpse into what it’s like to manage a company full of people that might not be able to find employment elsewhere. The author has a wealth of tales about dealing with the eccentricities of his employees, and of his attempts to expand a New Orleans legacy across the country and the world. Some of his vignettes are no longer than a paragraph, sometime the shorter stories are most striking. His stories range from tragic to comic, and sometimes are an unforgettable mix of the two. The company has become something of a New Orleans landmark on wheels, and as a consequence, following the history of the company is to follow the history of New Orleans as well. Strahan’s story tracks the changes in the city between the 70’s and 90’s, and pays homage to the eclectic personality of the area. The book is a quick read and hard to put down, after completing it in a short week, I find myself wanting more. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In the 1960s John Kennedy Toole wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces, which details the uproarious misadventures of Ignatius J. Reilly, an overweight genius misfit. Though he has visions of grandeur, Ignatius winds up selling wienies for Paradise Vendors, Inc. (the fictional equivalent of Lucky Dogs), in New Orleans' famed French Quarter. Lest you think that the outlandish world of Ignatius was only a figment of Toole's vivid imagination, in Managing Ignatius Jerry E. Strahan relates his amusing - and bemusing - experiences working for more than two decades with the audacious characters who compose the actual stable of Lucky Dog vendors. Strahan weaves delectable vignettes of the Vieux Carre demimonde in whose midst he makes a living - a group blending panhandlers, prostitutes, pimps, con artists, schizophrenics, drifters, jazz musicians, strippers, bikers, and transvestites. Over the years they've all worked for Lucky Dogs, truly an equal opportunity employer. They often drink too much, party too long, and work too little. In managing these eccentrics, Strahan serves variously as peacemaker, negotiator, marriage counselor, detective, father figure, and banker. Sometimes all in the same day. He tells all their stories with a gently ironic realism, revealing his peculiar managerial challenges with keen appreciation for the human condition. Like Ignatius, he understands how fickle Fortuna can be. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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