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Elena Ferrante

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Elena Ferrante is the author of The Days of Abandonment (Europa, 2005), Troubling Love (Europa, 2006), The Lost Daughter (Europa, 2008), and the four novels known as the Neapolitan Quartet (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child) which were published by Europa Editions between 2012 and 2015. My Brilliant Friend, the HBO series directed by Saverio Costanzo, premiered in 2018. Ferrante is also the author of Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey (Europa, 2016), a children’s picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, The Beach at Night (Europa, 2016), and a collection of personal essays illustrated by Andrea Ucini entitled Incidental Inventions (Europa, 2019). The Lost Daughter will be made into a feature film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Olivia Colman. Her most recent novel is The Lying Life of Adults (Europa, 2020).

Elena Ferrante Books

Her Side of the Story book cover

Her Side of the Story

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In the Margins book cover

In the Margins

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The Lying Life of Adults book cover

The Lying Life of Adults

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Incidental Inventions book cover

Incidental Inventions

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Frantumaglia book cover

Frantumaglia

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The Beach at Night book cover

The Beach at Night

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The Neapolitan Novels Boxed Set book cover

The Neapolitan Novels Boxed Set

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The Story of the Lost Child book cover

The Story of the Lost Child

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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay book cover

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

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The Story of a New Name book cover

The Story of a New Name

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My Brilliant Friend book cover

My Brilliant Friend

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The Lost Daughter book cover

The Lost Daughter

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Troubling Love book cover

Troubling Love

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The Days of Abandonment book cover

The Days of Abandonment

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