Elena Ferrante
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.
Orhan Pamuk nominated for Man Booker International Prize
Turkey's Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk has been nominated for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for his novel "Kafamda Bir Tuhafl?k" (A Strangeness in My Mind).
The prize celebrates the best in global fiction, with 13 books in contention. The longlist for the prize included books from 155 writers 12 different countries in nine different languages.