num_pages: 331
description: A modern masterpiece from one of Italys most acclaimed authors My Brilliant Friend is a rich intense and generous-hearted story about two friends Elena and Lila. Ferrantes 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.
language: English
title: My Brilliant Friend
publisher: Penguin Random House