汪曾祺1981年的《故乡人》是新时期文坛上的第一批新笔记体小说。

My Natives written by Wang in 1981 is the first number of new literary sketches in the literary arena of new period.

因此，作者的结论是：本书是哈代对其故乡及故乡人的满怀深情的描述。

The author concludes: this book is an affectionate portraiture of Hardy's hometown and its people.