The Beach at Night - Hardcover

Ferrante, Elena

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1609453700 ISBN 13: 9781609453701

Publisher: Europa Editions, 2016

Synopsis

Elena Ferrante returns to the tale at the centre of the novel she considers to be a turning point in her development as a writer: The Lost Daughter. But this time the story takes the form of a children's fable told from the point of view of the lost (stolen!) doll, Celina. Celina is having a terrible night, one full of jealousy for the new kitten, Minù, feelings of abandonment and sadness, misadventures at the hands of the beach attendant, and dark dreams. But she will be happily found by Mati, her child, once the sun rises. Accompanied by the oneiric and stirring illustrations of Mara Cerri, The Beach at Night is a story for all of Ferrante's many ardent fans.

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Review:

"A small delight, another lovely and brutal glimpse of female subtext, of the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters in a cruel and indifferent world." --New York Times

"Elena Ferrante, the formerly anonymous novelist, has now surfaced in children s fiction, with a haunting little tale about a lost doll, The Beach at Night. An oddly sinister story, creepily illustrated by Mara Cerri." --London Evening Standard

About the Author:

Elena Ferrante was born in Naples. She is the author of The Days of Abandonment, Troubling Love, and The Lost Daughter. Her Neapolitan novels include My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child. She is also the author of Frantumaglia. An author's journey told through letters, interviews, and occasional writings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1609453700
• ISBN 13: 9781609453701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 38
• Illustrator: Cerri Mara