
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante (2011)
“A friendship between two girls in 1950s Naples that is simultaneously a love story, a war story, and a class analysis — told by the one who got out.”
EraContemporary Italian / Neapolitan
Pages331
Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging
AP Appearances2
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