Sterne, Laur‧ence /stɜːn $ stɜːrn, ˈlɒrəns $ ˈlɔː-/
(1713–68) an Irish writer, best known for his humorous novel Tristram Shandy, one of the earliest novels in English. His style influenced later writers who used the stream of consciousness method.

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