Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
The novel is a humorous, rambling narrative that chronicles the life of Tristram Shandy. The story is filled with digressions, anecdotes, and eccentric characters, as Tristram often interrupts his own tale to interject commentary or to recount stories from his family's past. Despite the seemingly haphazard structure, the novel is a clever exploration of narrative form and a satirical critique of traditional biographies and novels.
The 58th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1759
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400-600
- Words
- 175,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 6th on The Greatest Stories Ever Told (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- 7th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 11th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 18th on Top 50 Irish Novels (James Joyce Center with The Irish Times)
- 20th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 29th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 30th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 44th on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 47th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 49th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 55th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 59th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 85th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 89th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 94th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 475th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- Famous Authors Name Their Favorite Novels(from 1915) (New York Times)
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- Landmarks of World Literature (Cambridge University)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 100 Best Novels in the World (Published in 1899) (The Daily Telegraph)
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- One Hundred Best Books (1916) (John Cowper Powys)
- The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- ZEIT-Bibliothek der 100 Bücher (Die Zeit)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- Six Professors from "Esteemed" Universities Favorite Books (Democrat and Chronicle (Newspaper))