{"product_id":"the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-gentleman-paperback","title":"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Sterne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Folkenflik\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Notes by Robert Folkenflik \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich in playful double entendres, digressions, formal oddities, and typographical experiments, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman \u003c\/i\u003eprovoked a literary sensation when it first appeared in England in a series of volumes from 1759 to 1767. An ingeniously structured novel (about writing a novel) that fascinates like a verbal game of chess, \u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy \u003c\/i\u003eis the most protean and playful English novel of the eighteenth century and a celebration of the art of fiction; its inventiveness anticipates the work of Joyce, Rushdie, and Fuentes in our own century. This Modern Library Paperback is set from the nine-volume first edition from 1759.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Notes by Robert Folkenflik \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in playful double entendres, digressions, formal oddities, and typographical experiments, \"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman provoked a literary sensation when it first appeared in England in a series of volumes from 1759 to 1767. An ingeniously structured novel (about writing a novel) that fascinates like a verbal game of chess, \"Tristram Shandy is the most protean and playful English novel of the eighteenth century and a celebration of the art of fiction; its inventiveness anticipates the work of Joyce, Rushdie, and Fuentes in our own century. This Modern Library Paperback is set from the nine-volume first edition from 1759.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Folkenflik \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of English at the University of California at Irvine. His books include \u003ci\u003eSamuel Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBiographer\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Autobiography: Constructions of Self-Representation\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe English Hero: 1660--1800\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751043793184,"sku":"9780375761195","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7e8dd56b7d98b4d078ac98ec48f2fb77.webp?v=1779962985","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-gentleman-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}