An edition of Tristessa
(1960)
Tristessa
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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| December 29, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| October 12, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| January 23, 2011 | Edited by Paul McDougall | Added new cover |
| August 4, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |