The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy is a paperback for readers who enjoy fiction with real texture to it. Runs to about 496 pages, so it's an easy book to lose an evening to, and a nice one to give.
What it's about
A new edition of Thomas Hardy's timeless novel of two pairs of mismatched lovers.
One of Hardy's classic statements about modern love, courtship, and marriage, The Return of the Native is set in the pastoral village of Egdon Heath. The fiery Eustacia Vye, wishing only for passionate love, believes that her escape from Egdon lies in her marriage to Clym Yeobright, the returning "native," home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Clym wishes to remain in Egdon, however--a desire that sets him in opposition to his wife and brings them both to despair. Behind the narrative of The Return of the Native lie the tragic fates of Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Oedipus, and in writing the novel Hardy endowed his ordinary characters with the status of tragic heroes, seen especially in the ill-fated lovers and Damon Wildeve, who spoil their chances to master their own destinies. The Introduction and Notes featured in this new edition incorporate the most up-to-date scholarship on Thomas Hardy.
Edited with Notes by Tony Slade with an Introduction by Penny Boumelha.
Book details
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 496
- ISBN: 9780140435184
- Published: 1999-06-24
- Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
- Category: Fiction
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Is The Return of the Native available in paperback or hardcover?
This listing is for the paperback edition of The Return of the Native.
What language is this edition in?
This edition is in English.
Who wrote The Return of the Native?
The Return of the Native is written by Thomas Hardy.
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