About the book
KEY SELLING POINTS
- Now in Paperback! New York Times and National bestseller
- The first new work of fiction in over five years by Elena Ferrante, mega best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend/Neapolitan Novels/Neapolitan Quartet (17 millions copies sold worldwide, 3.7 millions copies sold in North America)
- Screen adaptation rights sold to Netflix.
- Audiobooks rights sold to PRHA - celebrity narrator Marisa Tomei announced in August
- Major film in production: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter starring Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in production, planned 2021 release
- Previous titles New York Times and ABA National Indie Bestsellers and Long-sellers (Over 50 weeks on bestseller lists, including #1 ABA National Indie, #1 Amazon Bestseller, #2 New York Times, #20 Combined Print and Ebook New York Times, USA Today, PW combined)
- Week of 4/19/2020: My Brilliant Friend (2012) is an ABA National Indie Bestseller at #26, 8 years after publication
- Translated by Ann Goldstein, translator of previous books and “a rare celebrity among translators.” (Wall Street Journal)
- Author was a TIME Magazine 2016 Most Influential Person of the Year
- Major HBO series, My Brilliant Friend, season 2 March-6 May 2020, season 3 t.k. 2021
TARGET CONSUMER
- Readers of literary fiction, general fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, international literature, book club fiction Ferrante readers are politically and culturally engaged, college educated, frequent mainstream media consumers (NPR/WaPo/NYT etc); readerships skews to women between 25-65
- Readers of Elizabeth Strout, Zadie Smith, Kate Atkinson, Margaret Atwood, Karl Ove Knausgaard
- Purchase physical, electronic and audio books primarily from brick & mortar indie bookstores, B&N, Hudson, and online retailers like Amazon, Bookshop, BN.com
- Readership clusters around Engaged Enthusiasts, Buzz Followers, and Super Fans.
- Key markets: New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and Philadelphia
Editions of Lying Life of Adults
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781609455910
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781609457150
- EBook
- ISBN 9781609455927
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KEY SELLING POINTS
- Now in Paperback! New York Times and National bestseller
- The first new work of fiction in over five years by Elena Ferrante, mega best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend/Neapolitan Novels/Neapolitan Quartet (17 millions copies sold worldwide, 3.7 millions copies sold in North America)
- Screen adaptation rights sold to Netflix.
- Audiobooks rights sold to PRHA - celebrity narrator Marisa Tomei announced in August
- Major film in production: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter starring Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in production, planned 2021 release
- Previous titles New York Times and ABA National Indie Bestsellers and Long-sellers (Over 50 weeks on bestseller lists, including #1 ABA National Indie, #1 Amazon Bestseller, #2 New York Times, #20 Combined Print and Ebook New York Times, USA Today, PW combined)
- Week of 4/19/2020: My Brilliant Friend (2012) is an ABA National Indie Bestseller at #26, 8 years after publication
- Translated by Ann Goldstein, translator of previous books and “a rare celebrity among translators.” (Wall Street Journal)
- Author was a TIME Magazine 2016 Most Influential Person of the Year
- Major HBO series, My Brilliant Friend, season 2 March-6 May 2020, season 3 t.k. 2021
TARGET CONSUMER
- Readers of literary fiction, general fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, international literature, book club fiction Ferrante readers are politically and culturally engaged, college educated, frequent mainstream media consumers (NPR/WaPo/NYT etc); readerships skews to women between 25-65
- Readers of Elizabeth Strout, Zadie Smith, Kate Atkinson, Margaret Atwood, Karl Ove Knausgaard
- Purchase physical, electronic and audio books primarily from brick & mortar indie bookstores, B&N, Hudson, and online retailers like Amazon, Bookshop, BN.com
- Readership clusters around Engaged Enthusiasts, Buzz Followers, and Super Fans.
- Key markets: New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and Philadelphia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lying Life of Adults about?
KEY SELLING POINTS
- Now in Paperback! New York Times and National bestseller
- The first new work of fiction in over five years by Elena Ferrante, mega best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend/Neapolitan Novels/Neapolitan Quartet (17 millions copies sold worldwide, 3.7 millions copies sold in North America)
- Screen adaptation rights sold to Netflix.
- Audiobooks rights sold to PRHA - celebrity narrator Marisa Tomei announced in August
- Major film in production: Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter starring Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in production, planned 2021 release
- Previous titles New York Times and ABA National Indie Bestsellers and Long-sellers (Over 50 weeks on bestseller lists, including #1 ABA National Indie, #1 Amazon Bestseller, #2 New York Times, #20 Combined Print and Ebook New York Times, USA Today, PW combined)
- Week of 4/19/2020: My Brilliant Friend (2012) is an ABA National Indie Bestseller at #26, 8 years after publication
- Translated by Ann Goldstein, translator of previous books and “a rare celebrity among translators.” (Wall Street Journal)
- Author was a TIME Magazine 2016 Most Influential Person of the Year
- Major HBO series, My Brilliant Friend, season 2 March-6 May 2020, season 3 t.k. 2021
TARGET CONSUMER
- Readers of literary fiction, general fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, international literature, book club fiction Ferrante readers are politically and culturally engaged, college educated, frequent mainstream media consumers (NPR/WaPo/NYT etc); readerships skews to women between 25-65
- Readers of Elizabeth Strout, Zadie Smith, Kate Atkinson, Margaret Atwood, Karl Ove Knausgaard
- Purchase physical, electronic and audio books primarily from brick & mortar indie bookstores, B&N, Hudson, and online retailers like Amazon, Bookshop, BN.com
- Readership clusters around Engaged Enthusiasts, Buzz Followers, and Super Fans.
- Key markets: New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and Philadelphia
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Lying Life of Adults?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Lying Life of Adults?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781609455910
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Lying Life of Adults?
Elena Ferrante
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Lying Life of Adults is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781609455910) and paperback(ISBN 9781609457150) and ebook(ISBN 9781609455927)
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