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In the Margins by Elena Ferrante is one of Air Mail’s 10 Best Books of 2022
— Air Mail, Dec 7 2022
“As strong and beautiful as ever.”
— Buzzfeed, Mar 26 2022
“[Ferrante] doesn’t spill the truth as much as she performs the function of truth.”
— Scroll.in, Mar 26 2022
“This very small book — just around 100 pages, with uncrowded type — contains four delightful essays.”
— Toronto Star, Mar 25 2022
“It’s a fascinating peek into Ferrante’s process.”
— The Paris Review, Mar 25 2022
“Everything she writes...is an elaborate or humble garment.”
— Gawker, Mar 24 2022
“Lucid, well-formed, captivating...Every essay here is a blend of deep thought, rigorous analysis and graceful prose.”
— Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mar 18 2022
“There are gems aplenty here, on writing in general and about Ferrante's specifically...A slim but formidable book.”
— Booklist, Mar 15 2022
“Incandescent...In the Margins is a philosophical monograph on the nature of writing.”
— The New York Times, Mar 15 2022
“An unmistakable triumph.”
— Asymptote Journal, Mar 14 2022
“Engaging, slyly disruptive... As writers and readers, Ferrante suggests, we will always be at once united with and separate from the people, language, literature, and culture we inhabit, inherit, and create.”
— Air Mail, Mar 12 2022
“An ode to reading and writing... In the Margins illuminates the themes that characterise [Ferrante’s] novels: intense female friendships, mother-daughter relationships and betrayal.”
— Financial Times, Mar 11 2022
★ “These brilliant essays not only provide insights into other great writers and their work but into Ferrante’s own work as well, and will be appreciated by her many followers as well as scholars and general readers.”
— Library Journal (Starred Review), Mar 11 2022
“If you’ve recently thrilled to the adaptation of ‘The Lost Daughter,’ these four new essays by the Neapolitan author will keep the thrill going.”
— Los Angeles Times, Feb 28 2022
“Ferrante offers insights about her complex protagonists, including Lila and Lenu... Enticing glimpses into a writer’s life.”
— Kirkus Reviews, Jan 18 2022
“Part memoir, part craft book, Elena Ferrante’s new nonfiction collection promises to be a writer’s origin story... An intimate self-portrait and an essential read for Ferrantephiles.”
— The A.V. Club, Jan 4 2022
“In these four pitch-perfect essays, the doyenne of Italian literature pores over her toolbox, discovering that reinvention is the name of her game... An essential read for all aspiring writers.”
— Oprah Daily, Dec 31 2021
“Razor-sharp... A candid look into Ferrante’s development of not only her craft, but also her life-long passion for literature.”
— TIME Magazine, Dec 16 2021
★ “Four essays illuminate the mind of Ferrante in this dazzling collection... The author’s legions of fans are in for a treat. ”
— Publishers Weekly, Dec 9 2021
“Frantumaglia might well be her most fascinating text: it is both fiction incarnate and a work of self-exegesis.”
— Public Books, Sep 24 2021

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