Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

My brilliant friend

Oclc number

778419313

Responsibility statement

Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Series statement

Neapolitan novels, 1

Summary

The story begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood 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 they grow--and as their paths repeatedly diverge and converge--Elena and Lila remain best friends whose respective destinies are reflected and refracted in the other. They are likewise the embodiments of a nation undergoing momentous change. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her protagonists

Table Of Contents

Prologue : eliminating all the traces -- Childhood : the story of Don Achille -- Adolescence : the story of the shoes

Target audience

adult

Classification