The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
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“High-stakes, subversive literature” -- Catherine Taylor * The Telegraph *
“Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy—and in the world.” * The Sunday Times *
“An extraordinary epic.” -- Michiko Kakutani * The New York Times *
“An unconditional masterpiece . . . I was totally enthralled.” -- Jhumpa Lahiri
“The only book ever to make me shout out loud at a revelation in the story.” * The Guardian *
“A beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal.” -- James Wood * The New Yorker *
“Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy—and in the world.” * The Sunday Times *
“An extraordinary epic.” -- Michiko Kakutani * The New York Times *
“An unconditional masterpiece . . . I was totally enthralled.” -- Jhumpa Lahiri
"Startingly honest and modern."
* The Economist *“The only book ever to make me shout out loud at a revelation in the story.” * The Guardian *
“A beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal.” -- James Wood * The New Yorker *
Elena Ferrante is the author of The Days of Abandonment (Europa, 2005), Troubling Love (Europa, 2006), The Lost Daughter (Europa, 2008), and the four novels 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) which were published by Europa Editions between 2012 and 2015. My Brilliant Friend, the HBO series directed by Saverio Costanzo, premiered in 2018. Ferrante is also the author of Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey (Europa, 2016), a children’s picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, The Beach at Night (Europa, 2016), and a collection of personal essays illustrated by Andrea Ucini entitled Incidental Inventions (Europa, 2019). The Lost Daughter was made into a feature film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Olivia Colman. Her most recent novel is The Lying Life of Adults (Europa, 2020). In the Margins, a collection of original essays on reading and writing, was published by Europa in 2022. Ann Goldstein is one of the most accomplished translators from the Italian working today. Best known for her translations of Elena Ferrante’s oeuvre, she has also brought to Anglo-Saxon readers novels by Primo Levi, Pierpaolo Pasolini, Alessandro Baricco and other classic and contemporary Italian writers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787702233 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787702235 |
| Title | The Story of a New Name |
| Author | Elena Ferrante |
| Series | Neapolitan Quartet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-07-09 |
| Number of pages | 471 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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