Bibliograph

The lost daughter, Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

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The lost daughter, Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The lost daughter

Responsibility statement

Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Summary

Leda, a middle-aged divorce, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns to ferocious introspection following a seemingly trivial occurrence. Ferrante's language is as finely tuned and intense as ever, and she treats her theme with a fierce, candid tenacity

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