The novel follows the story of two friends, Lenù and Lila, who have an interesting friendship … let’s say it’s complicated.
Image from My Brilliant Friend in a nutshell *I found it interesting that Elena Ferrante is actually a pseudonym, and the Italian novelist’s identity is still unknown despite the intense research done to unveil her identity. The author mentioned in an interview that the four books come together as “a single novel”, published in multiple parts for reasons of length and duration ( Harper’s Magazine, 2014). “My Brilliant Friend” is the first book of the four Neapolitan novels (where Neapolitan refers to pertaining to Naples), written by Elena Ferrante*. What comes to mind when you think about Italy? La vita è bella, pizza, Vespa, Romeo & Juliet? After reading My Brilliant Friend, you can add something else to the list: Naples and the Neapolitan novels.
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