18M copies of Elena Ferrante's books sold worldwide
The Beach at Night is a short, moving, and mysterious tale for future and present readers of Ferrante's beloved novels.
"Classic Elena for beginners and their Ferrante-fevered parents."-The Times
18M copies of Elena Ferrante's books sold worldwide
Left alone on the beach to fend for herself, a doll named Celina is having a terrible night. 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. Worst of all, she has been abandoned by her mamma, the little girl Mati, who now has a new kitten to play with. Between one misadventure and another, night turns to day, and when the sun rises Celina will see everything a little more clearly.
The Beach at Night is a short, moving, and mysterious tale for future and present readers of Ferrante's beloved novels.
"Classic Elena for beginners and their Ferrante-fevered parents."-The Times
Praise for
The Beach at Night"Ferrante fans may well find 'The Beach at Night' intriguing, and it is certainly beautifully written."
—The Washington Post"Cerri's eerie scenes of the glassy-eyed doll are well-suited to the ominous nature of Ferrante's story, but although Celina and Mati are eventually reunited, it's the disconcerting combination of the doll's intensely human emotions and complete lack of agency that leaves the strongest impression."
—Publisher's Weekly
"A complex and fascinating read."
—Toronto Star
"...translated beautifully and uncompromisingly by Ann Goldstein,
The Beach at Night is a dark tale with a complex girl-doll heroine and malevolent baddie for brave little readers...classic Elena for beginners and their Ferrante-fevered parents."
—Times of London 
