Elena Ferrante

Elena Ferrante is the literary pseudonym of a contemporary Italian author whose true identity has not been revealed. Her novel "L'amore molesto" ("Troubling Love") was adapted into a film in 1995 by director Mario Martone. Her next novel, "The Days of Abandonment," was one of the most successful literary works in Italy in 2002 and was also the basis for a film by Mario Martone. Among other works, she has written "La frantumaglia," in which she narrates her writing experience, as well as a children's story. In 2011, the first book of her Neapolitan Quartet, titled "My Brilliant Friend," was published and received worldwide acclaim from both audiences and critics.