name: Laurence Sterne
birth_date: 1713-11-24 00:00:00
death_date: 1768-03-18 00:00:00
genres: Fiction
influences: Monta, Rabelais, Alexander Pope, John Locke, Cervantes, Montaigne, Jonathan Swift
avg_rating: 3.64
ratings_count: 30401
about: Laurence Sterne was an Irish-born English novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting consumption (tuberculosis).See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence... Laurence Sterne was an Irish-born English novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting consumption (tuberculosis).See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence... ...more