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2 unusual facts about Elena Ferrante


Elena Ferrante

Two of Ferrante's novels have been turned into films: Troubling Love (L'amore molesto) became the feature film Nasty Love directed by Mario Martone, while The Days of Abandonment (I giorni dell'abbandono) became a film of the same title directed by Roberto Faenza.

Speculation about Ferrante's identity is rife on Italian internet boards, where it has been suggested that Ferrante may be a pen name for an established writer such as Domenico Starnone.



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