About “Tristessa”
Tristessa is a novella by Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac set in Mexico City, based on his relationship with a Mexican prostitute, the title character. The woman's real name was Esperanza ("hope" in Spanish); Kerouac changed her name to Tristessa, from "tristeza," meaning sadness in Spanish and Portuguese.
Book details
- Published
- 1960
- Latest edition
- 2019 · ISBN 9780241388990
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tristessa | 2019 | 9780241388990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tristessa | 2019 | 9780241389003 | Buy on Amazon | |
| | Tristessa | 1992 | 0140168117 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Tristessa | 1989 | 0070342393 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Tristessa | 1978 | 9780070342057 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Tristessa | 1978 | 9780070342057 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Tristessa | 1978 | 0070342059 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Tristessa | 1960 | — | Buy on Amazon |