A Sentimental Journey
by Laurence Sterne
Lawrence Stern's revolutionary novel The Life and Thoughts of Tristram Shandy, The Gentleman plays with the concept of time, space, narrative arrogance and the novel itself – has significantly influenced the course of English-language fiction over the centuries since the work of authors such as James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon exert influence. Emotional Journey Through France and Italy is a themed sequel, the story of a minor character from Shandi, and its own emptiness of experimental fiction. Although less famous than his famous predecessor, it is no less impressive and heartbreakingly figurative work by an author considered by some to be a comic genius.
