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Tristessa

byJack Kerouac

Genres: Fiction

Who is this book for? Readers interested in character-driven narratives exploring complex relationships and existential themes.

Topics LoveSurvival

MoodMelancholic

RomanceMajor Subplot

Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

Das mit Zartheit und Würde gezeichnete Porträt einer außergewöhnlichen Frau: Ihr Name bedeutet «Traurigkeit», doch die drogenabhängige Prostituierte Tristessa lebt unbekümmert in einem schäbigen Zimmer mit einer Menagerie von Haustieren und einem Altar, der der Jungfrau Maria geweiht ist. Basierend auf Jack Kerouacs eigener Liebesaffäre in Mexico City, erzählt «Tristessa» die Geschichte der unglückseligen Beziehung zwischen einem jungen Mann und einer Frau, deren Leben langsam außer Kontrolle gerät.

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Pocket Book

ISBN

9783499001222

Price Comparison

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