by Elena Ferrante · Dwarsligger · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789049805791
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«De geniale vriendin» is the first novel in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan saga, published by Dwarsligger in paperback (551 pages, in Dutch).
The novel follows Lila and Elena, two friends growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Naples in the 1950s, when studying was not for women. Lila leaves school and seeks escape by marrying young; Elena keeps studying, knowing her friend is smarter and prettier. Their friendship, caught between affection and rivalry, reflects a changing Italy.
First installment of the series «L’amica geniale». Originally published in 2011, this Dutch edition dates from 2017 and includes the translation by Marieke van Laake.
For readers of literary and historical fiction interested in female friendship, personal growth and mid-20th-century Italian society.
Elena Ferrante is a pseudonymous Italian novelist. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of Neapolitan Novels are her most widely known works. Time magazine called Ferrante one of the 100 most influential people in 2016.
