The Beach At Night Ferrante

Accompanied by the oneiric illustrations of mara cerri the beach at night is a story for all of ferrante s many ardent fans.

The beach at night ferrante. This is told in the traditional sense of a fairy tale for kids but goes deeper than that. Celina is having a terrible night one full of jealousy for the new kitten minù feelings of abandonment and sadness misadventures at the hands of the beach attendant and dark dreams. But this time the tale takes the form of a children s fable told from the point of view of the lost stolen doll celina. The mean beach attendant of sunset is trying to steal all her words the fire wants to burn her and the sea refuses to answer her prayers.

It is a macabre story of a doll and has several hints of terror. The beach at night is a deceptive book that pretends to be a book for kids and can scare the bejesus out of you. It is a macabre story of a doll and has several hints of terror. With the beach at night elena ferrante returns to a story that animated the novel she considers to be a turning point in her development as a writer.

This is told in the traditional sense of a fairy tale for kids but goes deeper than that. Accidentally left at the beach by a five year old girl named mati a doll endures a disturbing night by the sea in pseudonymous novelist ferrante s nominal first children s book. Readers familiar with ferrante s adult novella the lost daughter will recognise the bones of this story in that one. So ferrante s story of a lost doll s utterly terrifying night at the beach illustrated by mara cerri with a velvety spookiness didn t cause a stir when it was published in italy in 2007.

Left alone on the beach to fend for herself a doll named celina is having a terrible night. The beach at night is a picture book for young readers by italian author elena ferrante.