Elena Ferrante – contemporary Italian novelist, author of My Brilliant Friend and The Story of a New Name, adapted into a celebrated TV series. Her true identity remains unknown, adding a sense of mystery. Ferrante writes about female friendship, motherhood, and Naples’ shifting society, influencing debates on women’s voices in literature.
📚 Her real name has never been confirmed. 👩👧👧 The Neapolitan Quartet became a worldwide phenomenon. 🌍 Her books have been translated into over 40 languages. 📺 The TV series My Brilliant Friend won critical acclaim. ✍️ She grants interviews only in written form. 📖 Her debut Troubling Love caught critics’ attention immediately. 💬 Avoiding publicity has made her works even more intriguing. 🖼 Themes of identity and female body run throughout her fiction. 🎓 Her novels are taught in universities around the world. 📦 Manuscripts are delivered to publishers by post, without meetings. 🙂 Curious note: journalists’ “hunts” for her identity have often ended in comical failure.