Following her mother’s untimely and mysterious death, Delia embarks on a voyage of discovery through the streets of her native Naples searching for the truth about her family.
A tangled web of jealousy and missed opportunity ensnares the three principal characters in this fictionalized account which follows the theatrical production of Thomas Hardy's acclaimed novel: Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
In this collection of writings Ferrante addresses her unwavering decision to remain anonymous, her literary inspirations, Italian politics and culture, and the role of the writer (and the publisher) in modern society.
2015, pp. 408, $ 9.99 Region: Italy Book collection: World Noir
In this new installment in the Commissario Ricciardi series, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from his office window setting off an investigation that will bring Ricciardi into contact with the most torrid, conflicting, and enduring of human passions.
A hapless young student with a brilliant academic career ahead of him and a shy, preternaturally perceptive woman from the north fall in love. John and Mariam, troubled lovers and unforgettable characters, struggle to cling together in a place that is determined to tear them apart.
It is the moment every twenty-something must confront: the time to grow up. Adulthood looms, with all its numbing tranquility and stifling complacency. The end of prolonged adolescence is near.
Enticed by the promise of adventure and reward, three explorers, bound not by friendship, but by a dependence founded on survival, scout an uncharted island in the Antarctic named "Everland".
This fourth and final of Elena Ferrante's renowned Neapolitan Novels follows the concluding chapter in the moving and turbulent friendship of Elena and Lila.
In his first ever novel, Nobel laureate Dario Fo recounts the story of Renaissance Italy’s most powerful and immoral family and their favorite daughter, Lucrezia Borgia.