Elena Ferrante┬аis the author of┬аThe Days of Abandonment┬а(Europa, 2005), which was made into a film directed by Roberto Faenza,┬аTroubling Love┬а(Europa, 2006), adapted by Mario Martone, and┬аThe Lost Daughter┬а(Europa, 2008), soon to be a film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. She is also the author of┬аFrantumaglia: A WriterтАЩs Journey┬а(Europa, 2016) in which she recounts her experience as a novelist, and a childrenтАЩs picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri,┬аThe Beach at Night┬а(Europa, 2016). The four volumes known as the тАЬNeapolitan quartetтАЭ (My Brilliant Friend,┬аThe Story of a New Name,┬аThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and┬аThe Story of the Lost Child) were published in America by Europa between 2012 and 2015. The first season of the HBO series┬аMy Brilliant Friend, directed by Saverio Costanzo, premiered in 2018.