The 20th-century novel grew out of this amusing masterpiece. Comically cursed at birth with the name Tristram, this gentleman relates every event in his life. Though everything occurs between parlor and garden, Tristram's uncle, excitable father, and bewildered mother provide ample opportunity for the story's digressions and madcap events. Audie Award finalist 2010. The movie stars Jeremy Northam and Stephen Fry.