Tristessa

SKU: 9780241752067
Penguin Tristessa (Penguin Archive). by Jack Kerouac

Tristessa

SKU: 9780241752067
Author: Jack Kerouac
Paperback·Ages 18+·Classics
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A short, haunting novella from the voice of the Beat Generation. In Mexico City, Kerouac's narrator falls under the spell of Tristessa, a beautiful young woman struggling with morphine addiction, and drifts with her through a sad, dreamlike world.

From a crowded room full of animals, including a hen, a rooster, a dove, a cat and a chihuahua, to drunken streets, taco stands and dawn wanderings through the city's poorest neighbourhoods, the story is full of tenderness, longing and sorrow. Written in Kerouac's famous spontaneous prose, it is an intimate meditation on love, suffering and devotion.

A compact, pocket-sized edition that makes a great introduction to the author of On the Road.

Part of the Penguin Archive series.

Book details

Format
Paperback
Reading age
18+
Pages
112
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Published
17 April 2025
Language
English
ISBN
9780241752067

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