Tristessa
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Author
Publication
1992 - Penguin Books, New York, N.Y., U.S.A, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
24,000 words, Guess
Page Count
96 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1562118M
- ISBN-100140168117
- OCLC Control Number24871127
- OCLC Control Numbertristessa0000kero
- Library of Congress Control Number91043531
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- Goodreads19647
- LibraryThing67961
- WikidataQ126706779
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3521.E735 T73 1992
Description
Tristessa is a novella by Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac set in Mexico City. It is based on his relationship with a Mexican prostitute (the title character). The woman's real name was Esperanza ("hope" in Spanish); Kerouac changed her name to Tristessa ("tristeza" means sadness in Spanish and Portuguese).
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