Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

Tristram Shandy provoked a literary sensation when it first appeared in a series of installments between 1759 and 1767. The ribald, high-spirited book prompted Diderot to hail Sterne as 'the English Rabelais.' An ingeniously structured novel (about writing a novel) that fascinates like a verbal game of chess, Tristram Shandy is both a joyful celebration of the infinite possibilities of the art of fiction and a wry demonstration of its limitations. Many view this picaresque masterpiece as the precursor of the modern novel. This 1964 J. M. Dent Hardback is in good condition. No DJ.

SKU: 1424932 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1424932
Location: Classics