{"product_id":"in-the-margins-elena-ferrante-9781609458249","title":"In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour \"pitch-perfect\" (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e) essays by the author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these four crisp essays, Ferrante offers a rare look into the origins of her literary prowess. She describes her influences, her struggles, and her formation as both a reader and a writer; she warns against the perils of \"bad language\" and the ways in which it has long excluded women's truth; she proposes a choral fusion of feminine talent as she brilliantly discourses on the work of Emily Dickinson, Gertrude Stein, Ingeborg Bachmann, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn \"incandescent...philosophical monograph on the nature of writing,\" (Molly Young, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) this candid collection by one of the great novelists of our time is destined to delight general readers, writers, and Ferrante fans in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Everyone should read everything with Elena Ferrante's name on it.\"--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elena Ferrante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609458249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609458249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Elena Ferrante","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133542723839,"sku":"9781609458249","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05bdce77-8550-49c5-8a27-34fcd4e268f9.jpg?v=1687486748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-margins-elena-ferrante-9781609458249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}