"She is among the greatest Italian authors of recent
years."-"Corriere della Sera"
"Ferrante dissects the personal microcosm so well, and with
awesome lucidity and precision shows us the meanderings of a
woman's mind, the suffering that accompanies being abandoned, and
the awful rumbling of time passing."-"El Mundo"
"Elena Ferrante has given us a startlingly beautiful novel of
exceptional and bold strength."-"Il Manifesto"
"Severe and rigorously unsentimental, packed full of passages
written with dizzying intensity at a rare and acute pitch. Ferrante
is at her best when her writing holds tight to those nagging,
niggling obsessions that make up our mental landscapes."-"La
Stampa"
A national bestseller for almost an entire year, "The Days of
Abandonment" shocked and captivated its Italian public when first
published. It is the gripping story of a woman's descent into
devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband with two
young children to care for. When she finds herself literally
trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is
forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own
identity, and the possibility that life may never return to
normal.
Elena Ferrante was born in Naples. Though she is one of Italy's
most important and acclaimed contemporary authors, her identity is
a mystery. Theories and speculation as to who Elena Ferrante really
is continue to circulate; however, the author has successfully
shunned public attention and has been able to keep her whereabouts
and her true identity concealed. "The Days of Abandonment," her
second novel, is currently being made into a film by director
Roberto Faenza, due for release inNorth America in 2006.
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