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The story of a new name / Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Ferran Amica 2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferrante, Elena, author.
- Series:
- Ferrante, Elena. English ; Amica geniale. bk.2.
- Neapolitan novels ; book 2
- Standardized Title:
- Storia del nuovo cognome. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Female friendship--Fiction.
- Female friendship.
- Naples (Italy)--Fiction.
- Naples (Italy).
- Italian fiction--Translations into English.
- Italian fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 471 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, [2015]
- Summary:
- The Story of a New Name follows Elena Ferrante's critically acclaimed My Brilliant Friend, featuring Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties, and marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. These young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times while driving them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls mature into women, paying the sometimes cruel price that this passage exacts.
- Notes:
- "Youth."
- "Original title: Storia del nuovo cognome"--Title page verso.
- Athenaeum copy: Description based on tenth printing, 2015.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781609451349 (softcover)
- 1609451341 (softcover)
- OCLC:
- 946609601
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