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The story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples. They learn to rely on each other and discover that their destinies are bound up in the intensity of their relationship. Elena Ferrante’s piercingly honest portrait of two girls’ path into womanhood is also the story of a nation and a meditation on the nature of friendship itself. My Brilliant Friend is a modern masterpiece, the work of one of Italy’s great storytellers.
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My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- My Brilliant Friend
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elena Ferrante
- Publisher
- Text Publishing Co
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 1925240002
- ISBN13
- 9781925240009
- Series
- My Brilliant Friend
- Tags
- Fiction, Love, Family, Women, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, 20th century, Southern Europe, Italy, Society, Literary Fiction, Adapted for Film, Italian Literature, Violence, Teens, Childhood, Poverty, Sagas, Girlfriends, Teenagers, Adapted into Series, Naples, 2nd Half of the 20th Century, Pressure
- First published
- 2011
- Original title
- L'amica geniale
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- The story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples. They learn to rely on each other and discover that their destinies are bound up in the intensity of their relationship. Elena Ferrante’s piercingly honest portrait of two girls’ path into womanhood is also the story of a nation and a meditation on the nature of friendship itself. My Brilliant Friend is a modern masterpiece, the work of one of Italy’s great storytellers.