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Collection of Nelly’s originals goes on display on Crete

It's been some 50 years since Michalis Krasakis looked inside a wooden box at an antiques store in Cologne, Germany, described by the shopkeeper as containing "some stuff from Greece." It is the moment that marked the beginning of a passion for art photography that evolved to the extent that Krasakis now boasts one of the biggest private collections of authentic and certified copies of works by

Elena Ferrante’s novels are beloved. Her identity remains a mystery

Seemingly overnight, Elena Ferrante — or rather, the novelist writing as Elena Ferrante — found worldwide acclaim.

Her novels were everywhere: You couldn't swing a tote bag without spotting one of her pastel-hued paperbacks on the subway, at the beach, in the airport.