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Elena Ferrante Books in Order

Find every Elena Ferrante book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 13 books / 5 series

Italian author best known for the Neapolitan Novels series, including *My Brilliant Friend*. Her works have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages. This page provides the Elena Ferrante books in order, including both chronological publication order and the series reading order.

All Elena Ferrante Books in Chronological Order

2002 The Days of Abandonment POoSN / 1 Buy
2003 Frantumaglia POoNB / 1 Buy
2006 Troubling Love POoSN / 2 Buy
2006 The Lost Daughter POoSN / 3 Buy
2007 The Beach at Night POoPB / 1 Buy
2011 My Brilliant Friend POoNB / 1 Buy
2012 The Story of a New Name POoNB / 2 Buy
2013 Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay POoNB / 3 Buy
2014 The Story of the Lost Child POoNB / 4 Buy
2019 Incidental Inventions POoNB / 2 Buy
2019 The Lying Life of Adults POoSN / 4 Buy
2021 In the Margins(With: Ann Goldstein) POoNB / 3 Buy
2023 My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel(With: Ann Goldstein,Mara Cerri,Chiara Lagani) POoGN / 1 Buy

Elena Ferrante Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel(With: Ann Goldstein,Mara Cerri,Chiara Lagani) 2023 Buy
01 Frantumaglia 2003 Buy
02 Incidental Inventions 2019 Buy
03 In the Margins(With: Ann Goldstein) 2021 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2002-2019
01 The Days of Abandonment 2002 Buy
02 Troubling Love 2006 Buy
03 The Lost Daughter 2006 Buy
04 The Lying Life of Adults 2019 Buy
01 The Beach at Night 2007 Buy
Neapolitan Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2011-2014
01 My Brilliant Friend 2011 Buy
02 The Story of a New Name 2012 Buy
03 Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay 2013 Buy
04 The Story of the Lost Child 2014 Buy

Where to start with Elena Ferrante

What is the best order to read Elena Ferrante books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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