An edition of Tristessa
(1960)
Tristessa
Facsimile of 1960 Edition
by Jack Kerouac
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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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Tristessa: Facsimile of 1960 Edition
Dec 13, 2018, Martino Fine Books
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1684222893 9781684222896
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