"Put the 'I' into perspective and then go away"

If it is too much to hope for a brilliant author who simply writes her books and then walks away without saying anything further so that the work stands on its own — and I suppose that it is, living as we do in an age where marketing is paramount and “our brands could be your life” is the message with which we are incessantly bombarded — the closest thing we have is probably Elena Ferrante, who might be doing a few too many interviews for someone whose anonymity is so admirable, but who remains someone worthy of attention whatever she says.