My brilliant friend /

By: Ferrante, Elena [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: Brentwood : Europa Editions, 2018Description: 336 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781787701748 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Naples (Italy) -- FictionGenre/Form: General. | Fiction in Translation. DDC classification: 853.92 LOC classification: PQ4866.E6345Summary: A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, 'My Brilliant Friend' is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante's inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.
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Translated from the Italian.

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A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, 'My Brilliant Friend' is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante's inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.