Lit in Translation

Elena Ferrante

Italy

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    International Booker 2016 · Shortlist

    The Story of the Lost Child

    Storia della bambina perduta

    Elena Ferrante

    Novel · 480 pages · Family, Coming of age · L'amica geniale, book 4

    Translated by Ann Goldstein

    AI-generated summary:Elena, now an established writer, separated and with two daughters, returns to Naples for a youthful love, while her friend Lila, who never left the neighbourhood, has become its charismatic leader and a computer entrepreneur.

    Also: Strega 2015 shortlist