{"product_id":"my-brilliant-friend","title":"My Brilliant Friend \/\/ A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 1)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-8 title-description show-links\" data-hook=\"description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow an HBO series: the first volume in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling \"enduring masterpiece\" about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples (\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante's four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough 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 two women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"space-y-4 show-lists\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElena Ferrante\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Days of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Europa, 2005), which was made into a film directed by Roberto Faenza,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroubling Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Europa, 2006), adapted by Mario Martone, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Europa, 2008), soon to be a film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. She is also the author of a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrantumaglia: A Writer's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Europa, 2016) in which she recounts her experience as a novelist, and a children's picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beach at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Europa, 2016). The four volumes known as the \"Neapolitan quartet\" (\u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of a New Name\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/i\u003e) were published in America by Europa between 2012 and 2015. The first season of the HBO series My Brilliant Friend, directed by Severio Costanzo premiered in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an editor at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her translations for Europa Editions include novels by Amara Lakhous, Alessandro Piperno, and Elena Ferrante's bestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 25, 2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5.1 X 8.2 X 1.1 inches | 0.7 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781609450786\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Literary, General, Historical - General, Coming of Age, Women, Friendship, Sagas, Media Tie-In - General\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elena Ferrante","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45800511799531,"sku":"9781609450786","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/MyBrilliantFriend-ANovel_NeapolitanNovels_1.jpg?v=1726094426","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/my-brilliant-friend","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}