Jude The Obscure

Hardy's last novel is the story of a young working man destroyed by the partial fulfilment of his dreams. He is torn between his desires for the life of the body and the life of the mind, as represented by two women - the vulgar but lustrous Arabella and the refined and frigid Sue.

Ultimul roman al lui Hardy este povestea unui tanar muncitor distrus de implinirea partiala a viselor sale. El este sfasiat intre dorintele sale pentru viata corpului si viata mintii, asa cum sunt reprezentate de doua femei - Arabella vulgara, dar stralucitoare, si Sue, rafinata si frigida.