Who is Elena Ferrante?


An historian uncovers the mystery of who, exactly, is behind the series of acclaimed Neapolitan novels.

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As her following grows, so does the mystery surrounding the pseudonymous Italian writer Elena Ferrante, whose Neapolitan novels on the lifelong friendship of two women have become a global phenomenon.

Figuring out the identity of Ms. Ferrante, who has never been identified, has become one of the literary world’s favorite guessing games…Read the full story at The New York Times.

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