Annamaria Guadagni is the author of The Legend of Elena Ferrante, which tries to unveil Ferrante's true identity. At a recent book event about The Legend of Elena Ferrante at the embassy of Italy in Beijing, two Chinese scholars joined author Annamaria Guadagni in talking about the identity of the mysterious Italian writer. Ferrante's books, including the Neapolitan Novels, have …
Book cover of a Chinese translation of The Legend of Elena Ferrante. One important quality is the city's contradiction between past and future, Guadagni says. What attracts Guadagni most about Ferrante's take on Naples is the distinctive identity traits the writer presents. "The book I wrote was to show people around the city through Ferrante's narrative architecture, and to see …
By Yang Yang | China Daily | Updated: 2023-11-09 10:03 Annamaria Guadagni is the author of The Legend of Elena Ferrante, which tries to unveil Ferrante's true identity. At a recent book event about The Legend of Elena Ferrante at the embassy of Italy in Beijing, two Chinese scholars joined author Annamaria Guadagni in talking about the identity of the …