Tristessa
| Author | Jack Kerouac |
| Genre | Fiction, Novella, Autobiography |
| Original Language | English |
| First published | 1960 |
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| Notes | Tristessa (1960) 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). |
Editions 3
Add Edition | Tristessa | Trade Paperback | Croatian | Croatia | 1960 |
 | Tristessa | Unknown | French | France | 1982-10 |
 | Tristessa | Pocket book | Portuguese | Brazil | 2006-08 |
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