My brilliant friend / Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein.

By:

Ferrante, Elena [author.]

Contributor(s):

Goldstein, Ann, 1949- [translator.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1787702227
9781787702226

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Fiction.

DDC classification:

853.92 23

LOC classification:

PQ4866.E6345 F47 2020

Summary: The story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else, as their friendship, beautifully and meticulously rendered, becomes a not-always-perfect shelter from hardship. A memorable portrait of two women, My Brilliant Friend is also the story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and Lila, Ferrante gives her readers the story of a city and a country undergoing momentous change.

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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. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else, as their friendship, beautifully and meticulously rendered, becomes a not-always-perfect shelter from hardship. A memorable portrait of two women, My Brilliant Friend is also the story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and Lila, Ferrante gives her readers the story of a city and a country undergoing momentous change.

Translated from the Italian.

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