Storia della bambina perduta / The Story of the Lost Child
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Autor:
Ferrante Elena
Country:
Italy (IT)
Book Theme:
Contemporary writers of your country
Publisher:
Edizioni e/o
Publishing Year:
2014
Elena Ferrante is not her real name, but a pseudonym. Born on 5 April 1943 in Naples where he still lives. He grew up in the Neapolitan city where he devoted himself to classical studies. Among his favorite authors was Elsa Morante. Probably her pseudonym is a tribute to this great Italian writer: the first and last letters match. The first novel published by Elena Ferrante dates back to 1992: “The Molesting Love”. After this book follows “Days of Abandonment” (2002).The novel “La frantumaglia”in 2003 recounts the experience of Elena Ferrante as a writer. In 2006 published the novel “The Dark Daughter”. In 2011 “L’amica geniale”the year after”History of new surname”. These were joined by: “The story of who runs away and who stays” (2013), and “The story of the lost girl” (2014).
National Award for Children’s and Young People’s
Abstract
In Storia della bambina perduta, the last volume of tetralogy L’amica geniale, Elena Ferrante describes for the last time the particular bond that unites the two friends, Lina and Elena. In this volume Elena has run away with Nino, who believes she is the love of her life, however, she will only later notice that the man has the only goal of proving to be better than others. Lila, on the other hand, has become a successful entrepreneur. In the course of the narration the two friends remain in sweet expectation in the same period: so Imma and Tina are born. Both girls are lively, sunny and intelligent and will be the joy of their mothers until a tragic event, which will mark the life of Lila. The latter, for this reason, begins to be apathetic, disinterested in the future and to lose herself, not to care about anything, to want to let everything go to hell, however, she will always be there for Elena.
The author delves into the complex nature of friendship between two little girls, between two girls, between two women, following their individual growth, the way they influence each other, the good and bad feelings that nurture a true, robust relationship over the decades. It then narrates the effects of the changes affecting the district, Naples, Italy, in more than fifty years, transforming the friends and their bond. And all of this falls onto the page with the progress of the great popular narratives, dense and at the same time fast, deep and light, continuously overturning situations, revealing the secret depths of the characters, adding event to event without respite, but with the depth and power of voice to which the author has accustomed us. This is the kind of book that never ends. The author completes the narrative of Lila and Elena’s childhood and adolescence, but leaves us on the threshold of new great changes that are about to upset their lives and the their intense relationship. What is evident is the silent and rude way in which Lila influences Elena.
