The multifarious hypotheses on the public identity of Elena Ferrante are one of the elements that have contributed to the success of her literary production. Her career as a writer of fiction begins in 1992 with the publication of
L’amore molesto(1992)
[
Troubling Love,
2006]. Ten years later, the publication of
I giorni dell’abbandono(2002)
[
The Days of Abandonment, 2005] is shortly followed by
La figlia oscura(2006)
[
The Lost Daughter, 2008].
The interest around the author’s identity -- she declared she didn’t chose anonymity, she chose absence -- is paired with a cultural phenomenon subsequent to the publication and translation of the so-called “Neapolitean quartet”
or
“Neapolitan novels”. The four books of the saga trace the story of the friendship of the two…
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Citation: Peluffo, Nicoletta. "Elena Ferrante". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 June 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14614, accessed 23 November 2024.]
