Tristessa is a strange fever-dream of morphine sickness and belly-deep sadness. Or, in the words of Allen Ginsberg: 'a narrative meditation studying a hen, a rooster, a dove, a cat, a chihuahua dog, family meat, and a ravishing, ravished junky lady, first in their crowded bedroom, then out to drunken streets, taco stands, and pads at dawn in Mexico City slums'.
| ISBN: | 9780241752067 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2025 |
| Author: | Jack Kerouac |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Archive |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Social issues Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction |