The story of a new name
Ferrante, Elena2015
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The Story of a New Name is an extraordinary novel about two young women, Lila and Elena, growing up in Naples in the early 1960s. At sixteen Lila marries the shopkeeper Stefano. She is filled with pleasure at her new wealth, and horror at the life she has chosen. Elena's own attempts at romance seem to be sabotaged by Lila's turbulent affairs. As she tries to plot her way out of poverty via academic and literary success, her constant anxiety is that she is just a shadow of the brilliant Lila. The sequel to My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name continues the enthralling chronicle of a friendship that is obsessive, loving, complicated, hurtful, enduring and constantly startling. It is an exhilarating reading experience.
Main title:
The story of a new name / Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein.
Imprint:
Melbourne The Text Publishing Company, 2015.â„—â™2012
Collation:
471 pages ; 20 cm.
Series:
The Neapolitan novels ; Book two
Notes:
Includes bibliography.Translated from the Italian.
ISBN:
9781925240016
Dewey class:
FERR
Language:
English
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BRN:
14484
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