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]
