Year-ender: Top 10 highest-rated books in 2020

6. Fragments

Douban rating: 9.2

This book invites readers into Elena Ferrante's workshop. Consisting of over 20 years of letters, essays, reflections and interviews, it is a unique depiction of an author who embodies a consummate passion for writing.

In these pages we can see a vibrant and intimate self-portrait of a writer at work. She addresses her choice to stand aside and let her books live autonomous lives. She discusses her thoughts and concerns as her novels are being adapted into films. She talks about the challenge of finding concise answers to interview questions. She explains the joys and the struggles of writing.