Ferrante Elena - My Brilliant Friend The International No. 1 Bestseller - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: OVER 5 Million Copies SOLD IN English Worldwide OVER 1 Million Copies SOLD IN THE UK 14 Million Copies SOLD Worldwide NOW A Major TV Series Guardian 100 BEST Books OF THE 21st CENTURY 58 Weeks ON THE Booksellers TOP 20 Original Fiction Bestsellers LIST Shortlisted FOR Waterstones BOOK OF THE YEAR 201543 International Rights Deals Now in B - format Paperback From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors comes this ravishing and generous - hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. The story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood 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 their friendship beautifully and meticulously rendered becomes a not always perfect shelter from hardship. Ferrante has created a memorable portrait of two women but My Brilliant Friend is also the story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and Lila Ferrante gives her readers the story of a city and a country undergoing momentous change. Nothing quite like it has ever been published. - Guardian Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy - and the world. - The Sunday Times This is high stakes subversive literature. - The Telegraph
Title: My Brilliant Friend The International No. 1 Bestseller
Author(s): Ferrante Elena
Publisher: Europa Editions
Barcode: 9781609450786
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 9/25/2012
Series: Neapolitan Quartet
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction