Description

“The frantumaglia is an unstable landscape, an infinite aerial or aquatic mass of debris that appears to the I, brutally, as its true and unique inner self.”-Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey by Elena Ferrante

“An absorbing, tantalising journey into the private world of Elena Ferrante.”-The Guardian

For readers of My Brilliant Friend, this collection is an invitation to Elena Ferrante’s workshop. Gathering more than two decades of letters, essays, reflections, and interviews, it reveals the ideas, experiences, and obsessions that shaped one of contemporary literature’s most celebrated voices.

Ferrante reflects on the creative process behind the Neapolitan Quartet, her decision to remain out of the public eye, the adaptation of her novels for the screen, and the pleasures and frustrations of writing.

Exploring motherhood, feminism, psychoanalysis, the cities that have shaped her, and the memories that continue to nourish her imagination, the result is a vivid and intimate self-portrait of a writer at work.

Publisher Review

“To the uninitiated, the Italian novelist Elena Ferrante is best described as Balzac meets The Sopranos and rewrites feminist history.” * The Times * “Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy and in the world.” * The Sunday Times * “A celebration of the life of the novel and a manifesto for the death of the author.” * The Spectator * “An absorbing, tantalising journey into the private world of Elena Ferrante.” * The Guardian (Books of the Year 2016) * “These fragments offer fascinating insights into Ferrante’s working methods and artistic purpose.” * The TLS (Books of the Year 2016) *