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Elena Ferrante was born in Naples. She is the author of seven novels: The Days of Abandonment, Troubling Love, The Lost Daughter, and the quartet of Neapolitan Novels: My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child.
The Days of Abandonment is a 2002 Italian novel by Elena Ferrante first published in English in 2005, translated by Ann Goldstein and published by Europa Editions. The novel tells the story of an Italian woman living in Turin whose husband abruptly leaves her after fifteen years together.
The Days of Abandonment. Adapted from the novel by best-selling author Elena Ferrante ("My Brilliant Friend") and nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Olga's life is shattered when her husband casually announces his intention to leave her, prompting her to descend into a period of depression, self-degradation and self ...
This compelling novel tells the story of one woman's headlong descent into what she calls an "absence of sense" after being abandoned by her husband. Olga's "days of abandonment" become a desperate, dangerous freefall into the darkest places of the soul as she roams the empty streets of a city that she has never learned to love.
Aug 2, 2021 · The Days of Abandonment was to have been Portman’s second high-profile TV foray. She also is set to star alongside Lupita Nyong’o in an Apple limited series based on Laura Lippman’s novel ...
The book illustrates her journey of grief as she works toward final acceptance. A story of empowerment, Days of Abandonment portrays Olga as a conqueror. Though she struggles throughout the novel, she does eventually come to peace with her fate. She deals with the stages of grief and the logistical trouble of being a single mother to the best ...
Apr 13, 2021 · April 13, 2021 · 4 min read. Oscar winner. Natalie Portman is set to star and executive produce HBO Films ’ The Days of Abandonment, based on Elena Ferrante ’s best-selling novel. The film ...
