My brilliant friend

By:

Ferrante, Elena

Contributor(s):

Goldstein, Ann [translator]

Publisher: New York : Europa Editions, 2012Description: 331 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781609450786
1609450787

Uniform titles:

Amica geniale. English.

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

ZZ 5.

Summary: 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.

List(s) this item appears in: SLaM leisure reading

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	People & planet	ZZ 5 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		023440

"Book one: childhood, adolescence" - title page. This is book one of the "Neapolitan novels" by Elena Ferrante.

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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