Tristessa
by Kerouac, Jack
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Bridgeville, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Avon T 429, 1960. First Edition, paperback (only issued in paperback originally), minor rubbing, light corner bump, no major creases. Classic cover with hypo. Nice copy. Kerouac's novel about a morphine-racked prostitute. . First Edition, Paperback Original. Paperback. Very Good +.
Synopsis
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; Kerouac changed her name to Tristessa ("tristeza" means sadness in Spanish and Portuguese). This novel has been translated into Spanish by Jorge García-Robles, of Mexico City.
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Details
- Bookseller
- A Gyenis (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3282
- Title
- Tristessa
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition, Paperback Original
- Publisher
- Avon T 429
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- First Edition, Beat
- Bookseller catalogs
- Beat Books;
Terms of Sale
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.