{"product_id":"in-the-margins-on-the-pleasures-of-reading-and-writing-9781609457372","title":"In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour new and revelatory essays by the author of \u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, Claire Luchette in \u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e described the beloved Italian novelist Elena Ferrante as \"an oracle among authors.\" Here, in these four crisp essays, Ferrante offers a rare look at the origins of her literary powers. She writes about her influences, her struggles, and her formation as both a reader and a writer; she describes the perils of \"bad language\" and suggests ways in which it has long excluded women's truth; she proposes a choral fusion of feminine talent as she brilliantly discourses on the work of Emily Dickinson, Gertrude Stein, Ingeborg Bachmann, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a subtle yet candid book by \"one of the great novelists of our time\" about adventures in literature, both in and out of the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Everyone should read everything with Elena Ferrante's name on it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elena Ferrante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609457372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldstein, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Goldstein \u003c\/strong\u003ehas translated all of Elena Ferrante's books, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Lying Life of Adults\u003c\/em\u003e, and the international bestseller, \u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFerrante, Elena:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElena Ferrante\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Days of Abandonment \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2005), \u003cem\u003eTroubling Love \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2006), and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Daughter \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2008), now a film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, and Paul Mescal. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eIncidental Inventions\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2019), illustrated by Andrea Ucini, \u003cem\u003eFrantumaglia: A Writer's Journey \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2016) and a children's picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, \u003cem\u003eThe Beach at Night \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2016). The four volumes known as the \"Neapolitan quartet\" (\u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of a New Name\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/em\u003e) were published by Europa Editions in English between 2012 and 2015. \u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e, the HBO series directed by Saverio Costanzo, premiered in 2018. Ferrante's most recent novel, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eThe Lying Life of Adults\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2020 by Europa Editions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827622035571,"sku":"9781609457372","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2a28495e-86f6-4f7e-a718-60b871d030ab.jpg?v=1644573208","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/in-the-margins-on-the-pleasures-of-reading-and-writing-9781609457372","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}