Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei will narrate the audiobook of Elena Ferrante's much-awaited new book 'The Lying Life of Adults'. The book is already released in Italian; it's English translation was earlier set to release in June but was delayed due to the pandemic and so it will now be released in September 2020.
This is Tomei's first audiobook narration project. Talking about it, Tomei said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, "As a devoted fan of Elena Ferrante's 'My Brilliant Friend' and 'Neapolitan' novels, I was honoured and thrilled to be asked to narrate the audiobook for 'The Lying Life of Adults'... The recording was very emotional at times -- both the director and I cried as we relived the trying, heartbreaking, and exuberant moments from our own girlhood, feelings so specifically captured in Ferrante's otherworldly writing."
Set in Naples, 'The Lying Life of Adults' follows the story of Giovanna as she transitions from childhood to adolescence to womanhood. The book is translated from Italian to English by Ann Goldstein. Publisher Europa Editions had earlier shared a few first lines from Ferrante's new book on social media. Their post read:
Elena Ferrante's 'The Lying Life of Adults' will also be adapted into a web-series.
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