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Tristram Shandy

Laurence Sterne

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Coup de coeur
Coup de coeur (Classic Lit.), by Lochy
I will never stop talking about this book. Flick through a few pages now I dare you. Itll explode in your hands. Why is a chapter missing? Why is one page a block of black ink? Tristram will try to tell you his life, but of course it all goes hilariously wrong. Its an impossible task, so Sterne constantly derails the book with dirty humour and a free-spirit. This is the ultimate antidote to main character syndrome a comforting reminder of our own wonky lives.

The Penguin English Library Edition of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

'I am got, I know not how, into a cold unmetaphorical vein of infamous writing, and cannot take a plumb-lift out of it for my soul; so must be obliged to go on writing like a Dutch commentator to the end of the chapter, unless something be done ...'

Laurence Sterne's great masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to categorize it. Part novel, part digression, its gloriously disordered narrative interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate 'hero' Tristram Shandy, the eccentric philosophy of his father Walter, the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby, and a host of other characters, including Dr Slop, Corporal Trim and the parson Yorick. A joyful celebration of the endless possibilities of the art of fiction, Tristram Shandy is also a wry demonstration of its limitations.

The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 25 Oct 2012
Dimensions: 139 x 192 x 29 mm
ISBN: 9780141199993