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Novel · 2011

My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante

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Novel · 2011 · Italian · Contemporary

My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante

Two girls in a poor Naples neighbourhood; one leaves, one stays.

BildungsromanRealismFriendshipClassViolenceAmbition

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Female friendship written without sentiment: admiration and sabotage as the same gesture, tracked over sixty years.

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