


She refuses face-to-face interviews, has only given a handful of written ones (a few of her letters have been published), and makes no personal appearances no photographs of her have been published. In our self-promoting, Twitter-saturated age, Ferrante is an outlier, an author who wishes to remain totally private. She seems once to have been married she may have lived in Greece she appears to be a mother. Ferrante’s style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature ofĮlena Ferrante is an Italian novelist who was born in or near Naples. My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. To buy My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante for £9.59 (RRP £11.99) visit
