Synopsis
One Wednesday morning in November 1912, the ageing Thomas Hardy, entombed by paper and books and increasingly estranged from his wife Emma, finds her dying in her bedroom. Between his speaking to her and taking her in his arms, she has gone.
The day before, he and Emma had exchanged bitter words - leading Hardy to wonder whether all husbands and wives end up as enemies to each other. Sorting through Emma's effects, he comes across a secret set of diaries and discovers what Emma had truly felt - that he had been cold, remote and incapable of ordinary human affection.
The day before, he and Emma had exchanged bitter words - leading Hardy to wonder whether all husbands and wives end up as enemies to each other. Sorting through Emma's effects, he comes across a secret set of diaries and discovers what Emma had truly felt - that he had been cold, remote and incapable of ordinary human affection.
Titre original : The Chosen (2022)
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2023 Editions Riverrun
296 pages
00 2022
ISBN : 9781529410709
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Le 1er mariage malheureux de Thomas Hardy est le sujet de ce roman poignant, subtil et d'une grande acuité psychologique. Portrait d'un écrivain en proie au chagrin, aux remords et aux regrets, ce récit est aussi une réflexion sur l'art et les sacrifices qu'il induit. C'était passionnant d'en apprendre davantage sur cet écrivain de génie, homme complexe et tourmenté, encore trop méconnu en France.