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My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante

  • 336 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 2011
  • 40 editions
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1 About this book

My Brilliant Friend (Italian: L'amica geniale) is a 2011 literary-fiction novel by pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante. It is the first volume of a four-part series known collectively as the Neapolitan Novels. It was originally published in Italian by Edizioni e/o; an English translation by Ann Goldstein was published by Europa Editions in 2012.

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Good for readers who want: historical fiction, a coming-of-age story, and friendship.

  • Friendship
  • Female friendship
  • Historical fiction
  • Coming of age
  • Women
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Divorced women
  • Italy

2 About Elena Ferrante

Born 1943

Elena Ferrante is a pseudonymous Italian novelist. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of Neapolitan Novels are her most widely known works. Time magazine called Ferrante one of the 100 most influential people in 2016.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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