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The story of a new name / Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Italian Series: Ferrante, Elena. Amica geniale ; bk. 2.Publisher: New York : Europa Editions, 2013Description: 471 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781609451349 (paperback)
  • 1609451341 (paperback)
Uniform titles:
  • Storia del nuovo cognome. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 853.92 23
LOC classification:
  • PQ4866.E6345 S7713 2013
Summary: The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives 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 cruel price that this passage exacts.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PQ4866 .E6345 S7713 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001387652

The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives 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 cruel price that this passage exacts.

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