The Life and Opinions of Tristram Sha..., Laurence Sterne
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Sha..., Laurence Sterne
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Author: Laurence Sterne

Narrator: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Unabridged: 17 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Loudly

Published: 12/05/2023

Synopsis

Tristram Shandy is a satirical and experimental work that takes a unique approach to storytelling. Rather than following a linear narrative, the book is a chaotic and digressive account of the life and opinions of its narrator, Tristram Shandy. The novel incorporates various elements, including humorous anecdotes, reflections on philosophy, and playful experiments with typography. It is often considered a precursor to modernist literature due to its unconventional structure and self-aware narrative.

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Goodreads review by Vit

So many great discoveries were made absolutely unintentionally… Christopher Columbus was sailing to India and unexpectedly discovered America without any slightest suspicions. Laurence Sterne was writing some obscure petty biography and unawares discovered postmodernism. But the most weird and paradoxi......more

Goodreads review by Henry

When a very popular book from a different, distant era fades from view we wonder why? Published in nine installments in 1767 that would have continued except for the untimely author Laurence Sterne's demise...The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. An outrageous satire full of coarse do......more

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