The Neapolitan Novels of Elena Ferrante - NeapolitanNovels.com
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The Neapolitan Novels - My Brilliant Friend - NeapolitanNovels.com
Ferrante is the author of three previous works of critically acclaimed fiction: THE DAYS OF ABANDONMENT, TROUBLING LOVE, and THE LOST DAUGHTER. With this novel, the first in a quartet, she proves herself to be one of Italy’s great storytellers.
The Story of a New Name - Neapolitan Novels
In the second book of the Neapolitan Novels series, following 2012’s acclaimed MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, the two friends, Lila and Elena, are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery.
The Story of the Lost Child - Neapolitan Novels
This fourth and final installment in the Neapolitan Novels series gives validation to the New York Times Book Review’s opinion of its author, Elena Ferrante, as “one of the great novelists of our time.”
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay - Neapolitan Novels
Elena has left the neighborhood, earned her college degree, and published a successful novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned interlocutors and richly furnished salons. Both women have attempted are pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery, ignorance and submission.