{"product_id":"my-brilliant-friend-elena-ferrante-9781609450786","title":"My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow an HBO series: the first volume in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \"enduring masterpiece\" about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante's four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between two women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intoxicatingly furious portrait of enmeshed friends.\" -\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Spectacular.\" -Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eNPR's Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captivating.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFerrante, Elena\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElena Ferrante\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Days of Abandonment\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2005), which was made into a film directed by Roberto Faenza, \u003cem\u003eTroubling Love\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2006), adapted by Mario Martone, and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2008), soon to be a film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eIncidental Inventions\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2019), illustrated by Andrea Ucini, \u003cem\u003eFrantumaglia: A Writer's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2016) and a children's picture book illustrated by Mara Cerri, \u003cem\u003eThe Beach at Night\u003c\/em\u003e (Europa, 2016). The four volumes known as the \"Neapolitan quartet\" (\u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of a New Name\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Lost Child\u003c\/em\u003e) were published by Europa Editions in English between 2012 and 2015. \u003cem\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/em\u003e, the HBO series directed by Saverio Costanzo, premiered in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65810103533917,"sku":"K051287453","price":15.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5128745300001A.jpg?v=1788513131","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/my-brilliant-friend-elena-ferrante-9781609450786","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}