Elena Ferrante
Elena Ferrante () is a pseudonymous Italian novelist. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of Neapolitan Novels are her most widely known works. Time magazine called Ferrante one of the 100 most influential people in 2016. Biography Not many facts are known about Elena Ferrante's biography due to the author's anonymity. She has claimed in interviews that she was born in Naples, the daughter of a seamstress, and that she has three sisters. Her knowledge of classical literature has also led critics to claim that she must have studied literature. Writing Early novels and Frantumaglia The first appearance of her work in English was the publication of a short story, "Delia's Elevator", translated by Adria Frizzi in the anthology After the War (2004). It narrates the movements of the title character on the day of her mother's burial, particularly her return to her safe retreat in the old elevator in the apartment building where she grew up. The story was later expanded into Ferrante's first novel, Troubling Love (in the original version, L'amore molesto), originally published in 1992. The novel follows protagonist Delia when she returns home following the mysterious death