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Tristram Shandy
     
Tristram Shandy
the main character and narrator (=person who tells the story) in the book The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (1759-67) by Laurence Sterne. The novel does not have a clear story, and its style greatly influenced 20th century stream of consciousness writers.
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