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gptkb:Laurence_Sterne
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gptkb:Dr._Slop
gptkb:Walter_Shandy
gptkb:Toby_Shandy
Susannah
Tristram's mother
the Widow Wadman
the Parson
the Uncle Toby
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widely acclaimed
considered a classic
widely regarded as a classic
influential in literary circles
noted for its humor
praised for its originality
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influenced writers
studied in literature courses
adapted into various media
influenced modernist writers
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philosophical reflections
digressions
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gptkb:humor
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
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gptkbp:illustrator
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gptkb:Lawrence_Sterne
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gptkbp:influence
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postmodern literature
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gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Julian_Barnes
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
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English
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metafiction
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gptkb:Tristram_Shandy
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stream of consciousness
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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I am not a man of letters.
The world is a great book.
I am a very old man.
There is nothing so absurd that it has not been said by some philosopher.
I wish either to be better, or to be different.
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gptkb:narrative_structure
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gptkb:time
the nature of time
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gptkbp:number_of_volumes
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gptkb:9
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gptkbp:published
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1759
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gptkb:R._and_J._Dodsley
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:A_Sentimental_Journey
gptkb:The_Life_and_Opinions_of_Tristram_Shandy,_Gentleman_(film)
The History of Mr. Yorick
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gptkb:England
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non-linear narrative
self-referential humor
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gptkb:The_Rake's_Progress
gptkb:Voltaire
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