{"product_id":"the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-by-laurence-sterne","title":"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e by Laurence Sterne (published 1759–1767) is a comic, experimental novel that constantly digresses from its supposed subject—the life story of Tristram Shandy. Instead of straightforward narration, Sterne fills the book with digressions, anecdotes, wordplay, and satirical reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe novel introduces eccentric characters like Tristram’s father Walter, obsessed with philosophy and theories of names; his kindly but muddled Uncle Toby, who spends his time reenacting military sieges in the garden; and the practical servant Trim. Ironically, Tristram himself hardly appears, as his story is delayed by constant interruptions, mock-philosophical discussions, and narrative tricks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book parodies conventional storytelling, pokes fun at human folly, and explores the impossibility of capturing life in a neat, orderly narrative. It is often seen as a playful precursor to modernist and postmodernist fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lushena","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51686272237848,"sku":null,"price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51686272270616,"sku":null,"price":81.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/BookMockup1_3bd76c70-7d04-4bcd-9c2d-b2f88992c615.jpg?v=1771085042","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-by-laurence-sterne","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}