| Record Number |
738223 |
| ISBN |
9781925240009 (paperback) |
| Author |
Ferrante, Elena author. |
| Title |
My brilliant friend / Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein. |
| Publisher/Date |
Melbourne, Victoria The Text Publishing Company, 2015. |
| Pagination etc. |
331pages 20 cm. |
| Series |
The Neapolitan novels 1 |
| Contents note |
First published: 2012. |
| Original title: L'amica geniale. |
| Summary Note |
The story 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 they grow, 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, the unforgettable Elena and Lila. |
| Language note |
Translated from the Italian. |
| Subject |
Female friendship -- Fiction |
| Italian fiction -- Translations into English |
| Naples (Italy) -- Fiction |
| Added Author |
Goldstein, Ann, 1949- translator. |
| Shelf Location |
F FERR |
