Life's Little Tricks

“Hardy's strongest moments are when he both sees and feels, when he uses his almost uncanny perception to penetrate objects, animals and people with an animistic skill and live their lives. moments.” 

-James Wood-

19. This selection of short stories by Thomas Hardy, who is considered one of the most important novelists of the century, brings together the themes that the author also deals with in his novels, such as the restrictions of late-century bourgeois life and the social norms that dictate it. The common points of the stories that reflect the dilemmas of modern marriage, how our weaknesses affect family and social life, in short, the human condition with their passions, ambitions and disappointments, are a unique sense of irony, a strong visuality and interesting characters.

Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, Life's Little Tricks reflects the masterful black humor and satire that permeates all of Hardy's works, and is an important example of the author's rich style, ranging from fairy-tale to uncompromising realism.

“We get rid of the stuffiness and banality that life imposes on us. Our imagination has literally expanded and opened; our sense of humor is nurtured; We are intoxicated by the beauties of the world.

Also, even when he was saddest, he remained dignified and held his head high, and never lost his deep sense of pity for the suffering of people, even when he was the most angry. and we have wandered in the shadow of a thoughtful soul. So what Hardy gives us is not a record of what it was like at a particular time or place. It is the narrative of the world and the human condition as seen through the eyes of a powerful imagination, a deep and poetic genius, and a kind and humane soul.”

-Virginia Woolf-

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Translated by : Taciser Belge
Cover : Emir Tali

First Printing Year: 2017

Size: 13x19

Number of Pages: 304

Media Type: Paperback