The Days of Abandonment

The Days of Abandonment
AuthorElena Ferrante
Original titleI giorni dell'abbandono
TranslatorAnn Goldstein
LanguageItalian
PublisherEuropa Editions
Publication date
2002
Published in English
2005
Pages192
ISBN978-1-78770-206-6


The Days of Abandonment is a 2002 Italian novel by Elena Ferrante first published in English in 2005, translated by Ann Goldstein and published by Europa Editions.[1] The novel tells the story of an Italian woman living in Turin whose husband abruptly leaves her after fifteen years together.

In 2005, the novel was adapted into the film I giorni dell'abbandono, directed by Roberto Faenza.[2] HBO Films planned to adapt the novel into a film starring Natalie Portman and written and directed by Maggie Betts, but production was shelved after Portman left the project.[3][4][5]


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