{"product_id":"2940157922245","title":"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman","description":"Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy is irresistible.  An extraordinary comic tour de force published over 250 years ago, it defies all attempts to categorize it: obscene, preposterous and infuriating, part novel, part free association, a crazy-quilt of bawdy humour and rich satire, its magnificently chaotic narrative interweaves the birth and life of the erstwhile \"anti-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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA joyful celebration of the endless possibilities of fiction, if you've ever sat spellbound listening to a witty, satirical, outrageous, digressive raconteur regaling you with endless stories about preposterous characters that lead nowhere but keep you hanging on every word, they learned their craft from Sterne. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt became a huge commercial success in the 1760s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSterne became a celebrity, and made a fortune, fulfilling a deep ambition, and establishing his fame and reputation throughout the world.  \"I wrote, not to be fed but to be famous,\" he once said. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Tristram Shandy is ranked #6 in The Guardian's list of 100 greatest novels of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAURENCE STERNE (1713–1768) was an Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.","brand":"Newingtons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168079954160,"sku":"2940157922245","price":3.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157922245_p0.jpg?v=1764106363","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157922245","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}