← Elsa MoranteArturo's Islandby Elsa MoranteBildungsroman about a boy's awakening on a Mediterranean island during adolescenceFind on Amazon↗About the authorElsa MoranteItalian author whose monumental novel History: A Novel is one of the great 20th-century fictions of war's devastation of ordinary people. Arturo's Island and Menzogna e sortilegio are her other major works.More by Elsa MoranteHistory: A NovelEpic historical novel set during WWII capturing ordinary lives amid devastating conflict→Menzogna e sortilegioGothic family saga exploring secrets, obsession, and dark psychological currents→La Storia→The World Saved by Kids→