The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman

About “The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman”

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a humorous novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published from 1759 to 1767 in nine volumes across five instalments. The novel is presented as a memoir, but the narrator, Tristram, is effusive and digressive. He begins the story with his conception and does not describe his birth until the third volume. While explaining four accidents that have led to his unhappy life, Tristram describes conflicts between his father, Walter, and his uncle, Toby. He also includes humorous discussions on various intellectual topics. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)