Elena Ferrante In the Margins. On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing

“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 author’s formation as a writer and life as a reader. Ferrante warns us of the perils of “bad language”—historically alien to the truth of women—and 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 . Ferrante’s 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.