false 77810 3 <p>"She is among the greatest Italian authors of recent years."-<i>Corriere della Sera</i></p> <p>"Ferrante dissects the personal microcosm so well, and with awesome lucidity and precision shows us the meanderings of a woman's mind, the suffering that accompanies being abandoned, and the awful rumbling of time passing."-<i>El Mundo</i></p> <p>"Elena Ferrante has given us a startlingly beautiful novel of exceptional and bold strength."-<i>Il Manifesto</i></p> <p>"Severe and rigorously unsentimental, packed full of passages written with dizzying intensity at a rare and acute pitch. Ferrante is at her best when her writing holds tight to those nagging, niggling obsessions that make up our mental landscapes."-<i>La Stampa</i></p> <p>A national bestseller for almost an entire year, <i>The Days of Abandonment</i> shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman's descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband with two young children to care for. When she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal.</p> <p><b>Elena Ferrante</b> was born in Naples. Though she is one of Italy's most important and acclaimed contemporary authors, her identity is a mystery. Theories and speculation as to who Elena Ferrante really is continue to circulate; however, the author has successfully shunned public attention and has been able to keep her whereabouts and her true identity concealed. <i>The Days of Abandonment</i>, her second novel, is currently being made into a film by director Roberto Faenza, due for release in North America in 2006.</p> 75142 2002 The Days of Abandonment total:126|5:47|4:44|3:22|2:10|1:3| 126 500 170 40 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:20:31 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:21:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:18:48 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:29:58 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 07:25:57 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 09:07:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 09 14:13:39 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 14:14:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 05:33:12 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:01:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 23 19:38:39 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 19:48:42 -0700 2007 ferrante's narrative voice...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:03:53 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:08:01 -0700 2009
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