Lila, his mother and Elena’s lifelong friend, is missing behavior which is not entirely unexpected from her. The book opens in the present day, with a frantic exchange between one of the protagonists, Elena, and the son of the other protagonist.
Above all, if the anonymity does, as she also claims, help her come up with her impressive tomes by aiding her creative process, then maybe we should just let her be. But I honestly believe that it isn’t too important to know her true identity. However, a recent investigation by a magazine does purport to trace the truth of the mystery behind the author. Based on the lifelong and complex friendship between two girls growing up in a tough, poverty ridden neighborhood of Naples, Italy, the books were made even more famous because of its author’s recalcitrance- Ferrante is a pseudonym for an unknown person, who some feel may even be a male. A publishing phenomenon, not just in the original Italian, but also in its translated versions, this is the first book of Elena Ferrante’s famed Neapolitan quartet.
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