Elena Ferrante
Paperback | Pages: 331 pages Rating: 3.95 | 174139 Users | 16815 Reviews
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| Title | : | My Brilliant Friend (L'amica geniale #1) |
| Author | : | Elena Ferrante |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 331 pages |
| Published | : | September 25th 2012 by Penguin Random House (first published October 19th 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Italy. European Literature. Italian Literature. Novels. Audiobook. Literary Fiction |
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A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante's inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.Details Books Supposing My Brilliant Friend (L'amica geniale #1)
| Original Title: | L'amica geniale |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | L'amica geniale #1 |
| Characters: | Raffaella Cerullo (Lila), Elena Greco (Lenuccia), Rino Cerullo, Stefano Carracci, Pasquale Peluso, Carmela Peluso, Ada Cappuccio, Antonio Cappuccio, Nino Sarratore, Enzo Scanno, Marcello Solara, Michele Solara |
| Setting: | Italy Naples(Italy) |
| Literary Awards: | Waterstones Book of the Year Nominee (2015), Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2014), Jarl Hellemann -palkinto (2016) |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 174139 Users | 16815 ReviewsCommentary About Books My Brilliant Friend (L'amica geniale #1)
Oh, Ms. Ferrante, hello there. No, I havent heard of you before. Im so sorry. Oh, youre an author? I like books. In fact, I even read books occasionally. I literally, like, open them and turn the pages and read the text inside them and everything. But, yeah, I havent heard of you. Wait, hold on, Ms. Ferrante. Can I call you Elena? No? Sorry. Ms. Ferrante, I have never heard of you before, but this guy on a podcast recommended you and your books, something about a series of books. There was thisI received this book as a Christmas present from my boss over a year ago. In fact, everyone in the office received a copy thats how much our boss wanted us to read it. Before you start wondering what sort of wonderful place I worked at, let me clarify it was a literary agency, so such things were totally commonplace. So despite the terrible cover, and a rather idiotic blurb I knew it would be a fine book.No review of Ferrantes book is complete without a mention of how no one knows who Ferrante
"It was as if, because of an evil spell, the joy or sorrow of one required the sorrow or joy of the other; even our physical aspect, it seemed to me, shared in that swing." Elena and Lila, a friendship born of necessity the need to find another human soul that understands us, our longings and sorrows - someone to emulate, someone that drives each of us to become our very best self. These two girls, born into poverty in 1950s Naples, forge a relationship that is both captivating and completely
Much has been said about this book, the first of the Naples trilogy, and by many.I opened this novel with the expectation to be enthralled in a world I could relate to, with characters that would bring back echoes of my own childhood and adolescence and also hoping to be surprised by Ferrantes unique conception of friendship.It turns out the book did nothing of the sort. That doesnt mean I cant understand why some readers feel attracted to it, as I detect a sort of addictiveness in Ferrantes
1 "sweet Jesus...this is the first of four books" stars !! 2018 Read I was Most Afraid to Hate Award First of all a bit of translationIn English we say blahblahblah. In Italian they say blablabla. Ms. Ferrante separates this book into two sections: Childhood (18 chapters) and Adolescence (62 chapters) Childhood Ch 1 to 9 Ms. Ferrante writes: blablablablablablablablablab and blablablablablaJaidee: God I hope this gets better Childhood Ch 10-14Ms. Ferrante writes: blablablablabla and
I have been studying Italian in my free time and so decided to try reading one of the most popular Italian writers of today: Elena Ferrante. There have been many articles about this author's mysterious anonymity. Her real identity is unknown except to her publisher because she wishes to have a normal life. I get that. Still, it only adds to the intrigue, as you can't help but wonder who writes these marvelous books. My Brilliant Friend is not the sort of book I would normally pick up as I prefer
I had a friend, I still have, albeit, with time our paths diverged a bit, alas ! From early childhood till our twenties we were inseparable like two budgerigars. We were alike, yet different. We were alike because of youth but we differed about our expectations. While I daydreamed she had her feet firmly fixed on the ground. She was good at science while I always preferred humanities. She was pretty, easy-mannered girl, no wonder she was popular with the boys. But it was never any problem to me
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