Elena Ferrante

Nicoletta Peluffo (Kent State University)

Ed. by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

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Activity 1992-ongoing

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Born in Italy
Active in Italy

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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 …

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Citation: Peluffo, Nicoletta. "Elena Ferrante". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 June 2021 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14614, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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