My brilliant friend : book one : childhood, adolescence / Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein.
By: Ferrante, Elena
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TextSeries: Ferrante, Elena. Amica geniale: 1.Publisher: New York : Europa Editions, 2012Description: 331 pages ; 21 cmISBN: 9781609450786; 1609450787Other title: Childhood, adolescenceSubject(s): Friendship -- Fiction | Naples (Italy) -- FictionDDC classification: 853/.92 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, 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.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Fiction | PHS Reading List | FIC FERRANTE | Available | pap.ed. | 36748002316000 | ||
| Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Fiction | PHS Reading List | FIC FERRANTE | Available | pap.ed. | 36748002291187 | ||
| Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Fiction | PHS Reading List | FIC FERRANTE | Available | pap.ed. | 36748002291245 | ||
| Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Fiction | PHS Reading List | FIC FERRANTE | Available | pap.ed. | 36748002291070 | ||
| Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Fiction | PHS Reading List | FIC FERRANTE | Available | pap.ed. | 36748002228593 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
<p> Now an HBO series: the first volume in the New York Times -bestselling "enduring masterpiece" about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples ( The Atlantic ). <br> <br> Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante's four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.<br> <br> 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 two women.<br> <br> "An intoxicatingly furious portrait of enmeshed friends." -- Entertainment Weekly <br> <br> "Spectacular." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air <br> <br> "Captivating." -- The New Yorker </p>
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.