{"product_id":"my-brilliant-friend-a-novel-neapolitan-novels-1-9781609450786","title":"My Brilliant Friend: A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow an HBO series: the first volume in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \"enduring masterpiece\" about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intoxicatingly furious portrait of enmeshed friends.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Spectacular.\" --Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eNPR's Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captivating.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elena Ferrante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609450786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2012 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2012 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2014 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2014 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElena Ferrante\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Days of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2005), which was made into a film directed by Roberto Faenza, \u003ci\u003eTroubling Love\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2006), adapted by Mario Martone, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2008), soon to be a film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. She is also the author of a \u003ci\u003eFrantumaglia: A Writer's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016) in which she recounts her experience as a novelist, and a children's picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, \u003ci\u003eThe Beach at Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016). The four volumes known as the \"Neapolitan quartet\" (\u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a New Name\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \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.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her translations for Europa Editions include novels by Amara Lakhous, Alessandro Piperno, and Elena Ferrante's bestselling \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46023987626198,"sku":"9781609450786","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/Untitled-2_27_86e177b5-d13e-47f2-89ef-e706885cfd70.png?v=1770324157","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/my-brilliant-friend-a-novel-neapolitan-novels-1-9781609450786","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}