Reviews
When dating, one must have loved so deeply that they couldn't live without each other; however, hearing that *Abandoned Love* portrays the life of a woman abandoned by her husband, I began reading with a sense of tension. In the process of living from a young woman to a newlywed, and then to a mother, women lose their own names. They become merely someone's wife or someone's mother. But isn't there the wonderful phrase, "nevertheless"? I read this book with the earnest hope that, by the end, I
A story about an abandoned woman's independence, the resentment and anger of a woman forced into unilateral sacrifice.
I Have to Make a Difficult Request 292. I read a novel by Elena Ferrante for the first time, famous for her "Bad Love Trilogy" and "Naples Quartet." I did so because I heard that one could understand the story even without having read the Naples Quartet. Since I thought her novels had such beautiful covers, I expected the content inside to be moderately pretty as well; however, that thought vanished completely after reading about 30 pages. Just as the back cover described it as "surprisingly
Famous as a feminist novel written by a feminist author, this book unfolds the experiences of a woman in detail. Starting with the divorce caused by her husband Mario's infidelity, Olga rapidly falls apart and then rises again. What impressed me most while reading this book was its rich emotional descriptions. While many books fail to adequately explain the protagonist's psychology and situation to the reader, merely having them find independence within the story, Elena Ferrante naturally draws
This book is classified as a feminist novel. In Korea, *Kim Ji-young, Born 1982* is considered a representative feminist novel. However, whenever I read such novels, I did not want to be bound by the ideology of feminism. This is because both *Kim Ji-young, Born 1982* and this book are stories that could very well happen in reality, and are currently happening. They are merely recreated through fictional characters. Due to childcare, the protagonist loses her job and suffers from parenting
It is an uncomfortable novel. I felt uncomfortable with every page I turned. It was the hardest novel to accept among those I have read recently. That discomfort stems from the violence of Olga—that is, "I." One cannot help but feel uncomfortable with "my" actions of yelling at children, abusing pets, and neglecting a sick child. However, knowing that these actions were not her own volition but were caused by her husband Mario's infidelity, one cannot simply blame her. At that time, a woman's
The story is more exciting and mind-boggling than most Korean soap operas. Using a midlife crisis as an excuse, the husband has an affair with a much younger woman, lives happily in a nice house, and maintains his job as a professor; however, his wife, Olga, has everything crumble and shattered into pieces by him. If you want to see just how far a once-confident woman can fall, you must read *Abandoned Love*. Olga denies herself and loses confidence, becoming physically and mentally exhausted
Elena Ferrante: Abandoned Love
Elena Ferrante, who was greatly loved by readers for her "Naples Quartet" covering the lives of two women spanning over 60 years set in Naples, presents the masterpiece "Bad Love Trilogy," which depicts the process of finding one's true self through painful love. Elena Ferrante is an author shrouded in mystery, having never once appeared before the public. You can encounter three works in which this author, who speaks of herself solely through her writing, discusses women using raw and self-destructive language. Although the three stories are independent, they share the commonality of having all three protagonists born in Naples and raised in a rough and patriarchal environment. Furthermore, they possess a chronological character in that they seek female identity centered on the lives of women. *Abandoned Love*, the second work in the "Bad Love Trilogy," portrays a midsummer night's nightmare that befalls a woman abandoned by her husband from the perspective of a wife. Olga, an ordinary stay-at-home mother in her thirties raising a son and a daughter with her husband Mario, a university professor, receives a sudden breakup notice from him one afternoon in April. Olga, who had believed there were no problems between them, feels unbearable anger and anxiety, believing that her husband has taken away even her basic dignity and self-esteem as a woman. Olga begins to identify herself with the "poor woman" from her childhood in Naples. Facing the apparition of the poor woman who took her own life after being abandoned by her husband, Olga eventually engages in a conversation with her. Blaming herself for being abandoned by her husband, Olga gradually loses her mind.
Korean title: 버려진 사랑
Korean author: 엘레나 페란테
Korean publisher: 한길사
ISBN-13: 9788935667963
Reviews
When dating, one must have loved so deeply that they couldn't live without each other; however, hearing that *Abandoned Love* portrays the life of a woman abandoned by her husband, I began reading with a sense of tension. In the process of living from a young woman to a newlywed, and then to a mother, women lose their own names. They become merely someone's wife or someone's mother. But isn't there the wonderful phrase, "nevertheless"? I read this book with the earnest hope that, by the end, I
A story about an abandoned woman's independence, the resentment and anger of a woman forced into unilateral sacrifice.
I Have to Make a Difficult Request 292. I read a novel by Elena Ferrante for the first time, famous for her "Bad Love Trilogy" and "Naples Quartet." I did so because I heard that one could understand the story even without having read the Naples Quartet. Since I thought her novels had such beautiful covers, I expected the content inside to be moderately pretty as well; however, that thought vanished completely after reading about 30 pages. Just as the back cover described it as "surprisingly
Famous as a feminist novel written by a feminist author, this book unfolds the experiences of a woman in detail. Starting with the divorce caused by her husband Mario's infidelity, Olga rapidly falls apart and then rises again. What impressed me most while reading this book was its rich emotional descriptions. While many books fail to adequately explain the protagonist's psychology and situation to the reader, merely having them find independence within the story, Elena Ferrante naturally draws
This book is classified as a feminist novel. In Korea, *Kim Ji-young, Born 1982* is considered a representative feminist novel. However, whenever I read such novels, I did not want to be bound by the ideology of feminism. This is because both *Kim Ji-young, Born 1982* and this book are stories that could very well happen in reality, and are currently happening. They are merely recreated through fictional characters. Due to childcare, the protagonist loses her job and suffers from parenting
It is an uncomfortable novel. I felt uncomfortable with every page I turned. It was the hardest novel to accept among those I have read recently. That discomfort stems from the violence of Olga—that is, "I." One cannot help but feel uncomfortable with "my" actions of yelling at children, abusing pets, and neglecting a sick child. However, knowing that these actions were not her own volition but were caused by her husband Mario's infidelity, one cannot simply blame her. At that time, a woman's
The story is more exciting and mind-boggling than most Korean soap operas. Using a midlife crisis as an excuse, the husband has an affair with a much younger woman, lives happily in a nice house, and maintains his job as a professor; however, his wife, Olga, has everything crumble and shattered into pieces by him. If you want to see just how far a once-confident woman can fall, you must read *Abandoned Love*. Olga denies herself and loses confidence, becoming physically and mentally exhausted
