Francesco Piccolo will collaborate with the pseudonymous novelist to turn her books into an Italian TV drama – but not in personFor Francesco Piccolo,being given the job of transforming one of the most exciting works of contemporary literature into a television drama is the professional challenge of a lifetime.
But the deal to dramatise the four-book series by the pseudonymous writer known as Elena Ferrante comes with a peculiar catch. To protect the closely guarded secret of Ferrante’s proper identity, the award-winning novelist and screenwriter will possess to collaborate with Ferrante, and who retains some creative control over the project,entirely by email. Related: Elena Ferrante: the global literary sensation nobody knows Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com