The Story of a New Name
Neapolitan, Book 2
by Elena Ferrante
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Fiction.
In 2012, Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend introduced readers to the unforgettable Elena and Lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the Neapolitan Novels. The Story of a New Name is the second book in this series. With these books, which the New Yorker's James Wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopled ... a beauti...
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Lee Pace
“The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrente are absolutely absorbing. I'm on the 4th book. #ImWithHer”
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