Tris ‧ tram Shan ‧ dy /ˌtrɪstrəm ˈʃændi/ BrE AmE
the main character and ↑ narrator (=person who tells the story) in the book The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (1759–67) by Laurence ↑ Sterne . The novel does not have a clear story, and its style greatly influenced 20th century ↑ stream of consciousness writers.