My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante (Book One of the Neapolitan Novels)

From one of Italys most acclaimed authors, comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. The story of Elena and Lila 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 their friendship, beautifully and meticulously rendered, becomes a not always perfect shelter from hardship. Ferrante has created a memorable portrait of two women, but My Brilliant Friend is also the story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and Lila, Ferrante gives her readers the story of a city and a country undergoing momentous change.

Nothing quite like it has ever been published. - Guardian

Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy - and the world. - The Sunday Times

This is high stakes, subversive literature. - The Telegraph

ISBN: 9781609450786

Pages: 331

Trade paperback with flaps

Europa Editions, 2016

Good condition / Like new

B89