My brilliant friend
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Goldstein, Ann, 1949- translator.
Published
New York : Europa Editions, 2012.
Format
Book
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult) | FERRANT Elen | Checked Out | May 8, 2024 |
| Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult) | FERRANT Elen | Checked Out | April 30, 2024 |
| Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult) | FERRANT Elen | Checked Out | April 29, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Europa Editions, 2012.
Physical Desc
331 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: L'amica geniale.
Description
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, 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.