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My brilliant friend, by Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

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My brilliant friend

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by Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

The Neapolitan novels, bk. 1

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--and 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

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