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Story of a new name / Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein.

By: Language: English Original language: Italian Series: Ferrante, Elena. Neapolitan novels ; bk. 2.Publication details: New York : Europa Editions, 2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 471 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781609451349 (tradepbk)
  • 1609451341 (tradepbk)
Uniform titles:
  • Storia del nuovo cognome. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PQ4866.E6345 S7713 2013
Summary: The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls mature into women, paying the cruel price that this passage exacts.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Fiction Flesherton Branch Shelves FIC Ferra (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 10/11/2024 32241001096470
Fiction Markdale Branch Shelves Fiction FIC Ferra (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33436003104350

"Book Two of the Neapolitan novels"--Cover.

The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls mature into women, paying the cruel price that this passage exacts.

Translated from the Italian.

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