Contemporary ยท Novel
The Story of the Lost Child
by Elena Ferrante. A major work by Elena Ferrante exploring friendship, class, gender; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 2014
- Origin
- Italy
- Era
- Contemporary
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Elena Ferrante exploring friendship, class, gender; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.