Famous authors · 18th century
Laurence Sterne
1713 to 1768 · Anglo-Irish · Literary fiction, Satire
What sets their writing apart: Study Sterne for playful structure: digression, misdirection and self-aware form used deliberately rather than by accident. A model for how a narrator's mind can become the shape of the book.
Notable works
- A Political Romance (1759)
- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759)
- A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768)
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