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Zusatztext 42039668 Informationen zum Autor Elena Ferrante is the author of The Days of Abandonment (Europa, 2005), which was made into a film directed by Roberto Faenza, Troubling Love (Europa, 2006), adapted by Mario Martone, and The Lost Daughter (Europa, 2008), soon to be a film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. She is also the author of Incidental Inventions (Europa, 2019), illustrated by Andrea Ucini, Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey (Europa, 2016) and a children's picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, The Beach at Night (Europa, 2016). The four volumes known as the "Neapolitan quartet" (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child) were published by Europa Editions in English between 2012 and 2015. My Brilliant Friend, the HBO series directed by Saverio Costanzo, premiered in 2018. Klappentext The 4th and final book in the highly biographical "Neapolitan Novels" series, which chart the lives of 2 female friends, Elena and Lila. Translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein, they are internationally renowned bestsellers. 'Nothing quite like this has ever been published before.' "The Guardian" Zusammenfassung The "stunning conclusion" to the bestselling saga of the fierce lifelong bond between two women! from a gritty Naples childhood through old age ( Publishers Weekly ! starred review). The Story of the Lost Child concludes the dazzling saga of two women! the brilliant! bookish Elena and the fiery! uncontainable Lila! who first met amid the shambles of postwar Italy. In this book! life's great discoveries have been made; its vagaries and losses have been suffered. Through it all! the women's friendship remains the gravitational center of their lives. Both women once fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up. Elena married! moved to Florence! started a family! and published several well-received books. But now! she has returned to Naples to be with the man she has always loved. Lila! on the other hand! never succeeded in freeing herself from Naples. She has become a successful entrepreneur! but her success draws her into closer proximity with the nepotism! chauvinism! and criminal violence that infect her neighborhood. Yet! somehow! this proximity to a world she has always rejected only brings her role as unacknowledged leader of that world into relief. "Lila is a magnificent character." - The Atlantic "Everyone should read anything with Ferrante's name on it." - The Boston Globe ...
