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The Story of a New Name
Elena Ferrante
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The Story of a New Name, the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet, picks up the story where My Brilliant Friend left off.
Lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; Elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stifling. Love, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too ... Read more
In the Neapolitan Quartet, Elena Ferrante gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
471
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787702233
SKU
9781787702233
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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About Elena Ferrante
Elena Ferrante is the author of The Days of Abandonment (Europa, 2005), Troubling Love (Europa, 2006), The Lost Daughter (Europa, 2008), and the four novels known as the Neapolitan Quartet (My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child) which were published by Europa Editions between ... Read more
Reviews for The Story of a New Name
“High-stakes, subversive literature.”
Catherine Taylor
The Telegraph
“Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy—and in the world.”
The Sunday Times
“An extraordinary epic.”
Michiko Kakutani
The New York Times
“An unconditional masterpiece . . . I was totally enthralled.”
Jhumpa Lahiri "Startingly honest and modern."
The ... Read more
Catherine Taylor
The Telegraph
“Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy—and in the world.”
The Sunday Times
“An extraordinary epic.”
Michiko Kakutani
The New York Times
“An unconditional masterpiece . . . I was totally enthralled.”
Jhumpa Lahiri "Startingly honest and modern."
The ... Read more