Tristram Shandy

by Laurence Sterne, Anton Lesser (Read by), Roy McMillan (Produced by)

Overview

Tristram Shandy is an ironic masterpiece, a work of extraordinary originality, wit and learning. It is a work of considerable philosophical complexity but at the same time it is just a piece of flim-flam: it has been called the longest shaggy dog story in English Literature. It is both a classic novel and an anti-novel. It includes passages of seemingly-serious theology - but it can also be read as an elaborate bawdy joke.

Music: Berlioz, Franck, Massenet, Weber and others

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789626349670
Publisher:	Naxos Audiobooks Ltd.
Publication date:	07/01/2009
Series:	Complete Classics
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 5.30(h) x 2.40(d)

About the Author

Laurence Sterne was born on November 24, 1713, at Clonmel in Tipperary, Ireland.

Editorial Reviews

There’s no doubt that TRISTRAM SHANDY, whose first two volumes were published in 1759, is a novel ahead of its time. Whether it’s a novel at all is still to be considered. Sterne’s experimental form questions the construction of the traditional novel, a question that novelists would not seriously revisit until the twentieth century. The irony is that we learn little of Tristram’s life and opinions. Seasoned narrator Anton Lesser reads with an enthusiasm rivaled only by Sterne’s pen. Lesser’s playful tone perfectly captures the author’s irony. He brings Sterne’s eccentric characters to life, flawlessly shifting from voice to voice. Conversations between Tristram’s opinionated father and passive Uncle Toby are especially amusing. Lesser’s jovial reading makes this production a delightful romp through Sterne’s prose. D.M.W. 2010 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2010 - AudioFile