Ayyaam L-Hijraan (أَيَّام الْهِجْرَان)

A young, serene, and fulfilled woman is suddenly abandoned by her husband and plunges into a dark, ancient abyss. Left with her two children and dog, deeply scarred by grief and humiliation, Olga, from the tranquil Turin where she moved a few years ago, is sucked into the ghosts of her Neapolitan childhood, which take over the present and trap her in an alienated and intermittent sense of self. Thus begins a disastrous fall. 

Note: This work was originally written in Italian and has been translated into Arabic. The original Italian title is I giorni dell'abbandono.

Author: Elena Ferrante (إِيلِينَا فِيرَانْتِي)

Elena Ferrante is the pseudonym of an Italian writer. Her true identity is currently hidden by choice. Ferrante believes that a writer's works speak for themselves and defends her decision, calling it "a testimony against the self-promotion obsessively imposed by the media." In 2024, My Brilliant Friend, the book that brought her worldwide recognition, was named novel of the century by the New York Times.