Janice Harayda<p>The Cult of Elena Ferrante: Are we all being played by an author who inspired a hit HBO miniseries and whose "My Brilliant Friend" the New York Times has just chosen for its Book Review Book Club?</p><p>At <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@medium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>medium</span></a></span>, I dive into the controversy surrounding Ferrante's novels and their lessons for writers, including: An air of mystery can be great publicity for authors.</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medium</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ElenaFerrante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElenaFerrante</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://medium.com/lit-life/the-cult-of-elena-ferrante-46935cfef460" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/lit-life/the-cult-o</span><span class="invisible">f-elena-ferrante-46935cfef460</span></a></p>