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In the Margins

On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing

by Elena Ferrante
Ann Goldstein
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Four new and revelatory essays by the author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lost Daughter

In 2020, Claire Luchette in O, The Oprah Magazine described the beloved Italian novelist Elena Ferrante as "an oracle among authors." Here, in these four crisp essays, Ferrante offers a rare look at the origins of her literary powers. She writes about her influences, her struggles, and her formation as both a reader and a writer; she describes the perils of "bad language" and suggests ways in which it has long excluded women's truth; and she proposes a choral fusion of feminine talent as she brilliantly discourses on the work of Emily Dickinson, Gertrude Stein, Ingeborg Bachmann, and many others.

Here is a subtle yet candid book by "one of the great novelists of our time" about adventures in literature, both in and out of the margins.

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  • Release date

    March 15, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798200957101
      • File size: 68328 KB
      • Duration: 02:22:20

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Enigmatic Italian author Elena Ferrante offers glimpses of her journey as a writer, exploring literature and the process of writing. Narrator Hillary Huber's sumptuous voice brings out the poignancy of the four thought-provoking essays, which are rich with Ferrante's insights and stories about the writers who have made a significant contribution to her life and our world. Huber delivers the material with a full-bodied resonance that accentuates the lush imagery in Ferrante's ideas on thoughts and how they get onto paper. References to global literature that inspired Ferrante's work and impacted the writing and success of other female writers are delivered with a melodic flair that conveys the mystique of language. Huber's performance is a short but lavish listening experience for lovers of letters and literature. M.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 3, 2022
      Four essays illuminate the mind of Ferrante (The Lying Life of Adults) in this dazzling collection. In “Pain and Pen” she recalls writing “neat” and “orderly” stories in elementary school notebooks, and explains that the “discordant clamor” in her head led to her novels of “love and betrayal, dangerous investigations, horrific discoveries, corrupted youth, miserable lives that have a stroke of luck.” “Aquamarine” explores the “passion for realism” that she’s “stubbornly pursued since adolescence,” and recounts the “small discoveries” she found after drafting a cover letter for an “unsatisfying” novel she wrote. “Histories, I” sheds light on the particularly “arduous journey” shared by women writers, and acknowledges how the craft of writing builds on the work of those who came before—Ferrante counts among her influences Ingeborg Bachmann, Emily Dickinson, María Guerra, and Gertrude Stein. In “Dante’s Rib,” Ferrante responds to Dante’s work: “I loved and love Dante’s words but am exhausted by their force.” The collection’s strength comes from Ferrante’s beautiful prose, as well as the fascinating look at where she finds inspiration. The author’s legions of fans are in for a treat.

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