My brilliant friend : childhood, adolescence

Ferrante, Elena (author.). Goldstein, Ann, 1949- (translator.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1594139938
ISBN: 9781594139932
ISBN: 1410491161
ISBN: 9781410491169
Physical Description: 503 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Childhood, adolescence." "Original title: L'amica geniale"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue : eliminating all the traces -- Childhood : the story of Don Achille -- Adolescence : the story of the shoes.