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In the Margins. On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing

English

By (author): Elena Ferrante

Translated by: Ann Goldstein

Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy - and the world. THE SUNDAY TIMES

A delightful collection of original essays on reading and writing.

From the internationally acclaimed author of My Brilliant Friend, The Lying Life of Adults, and The Lost Daughter, come four revelatory pieces offering rare insight into the authors formation as a writer and life as a reader. Ferrante warns us of the perils of bad languagehistorically alien to the truth of womenand advocates for a collective fusion of female talent as she brilliantly discourses on the work of her most beloved authors.  A delightful collection of essays exploring reading and writing from the internationally acclaimed author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lying Life of Adults

Ferrantes writing has been described as compulsive (The Times) and astonishing (Guardian), her novels have sold millions and been translated into many languages as well as adapted for TV internationally.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 135 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 17 Mar 2022
  • Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781787704169

About Elena Ferrante

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 Writers Journey (Europa 2016) a childrens 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 was 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). In the Margins a collection of original essays on reading and writing was published by Europa in 2022.  Ann Goldstein is one of the most accomplished translators from the Italian working today. Best known for her translations of Elena Ferrantes oeuvre she has also translated novels by Primo Levi Pierpaolo Pasolini Alessandro Baricco and other classic and contemporary Italian writers.

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