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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.

A humorous novel in the style of a biography.

Laurence Sterne was an 18th century Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. Sterne's most popular works are The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.

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