Elena Ferrante
Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Ferrante's four-volume...
10) Troubling love
"A deeply observed, excruciatingly blunt novel."-The New Yorker
"The raging, tormented voice of the author is something rare."-The New York Times
Following her mother's untimely and mysterious death, Delia embarks on a voyage of discovery through the streets of her native Naples searching for the truth about her family. A series of mysterious telephone calls leads her to compelling and disturbing revelations about her
14) L'amica geniale
L'amica geniale - Quarto e ultimo volume
Storia della bambina perduta è il quarto e ultimo volume dell'Amica geniale, la saga italiana che ha avuto più successo in questi anni, confermando l'autrice, già conosciuta per i precedenti romanzi, come una delle massime scrittrici al mondo.
Le due protagoniste Lina (o Lila) ed Elena (o Lenù) sono ormai adulte, con alle spalle delle vite piene di avvenimenti, scoperte,
From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, The Neapolitan Novels is an exploration of the friendship between Lila and Lena, two bright young girls who grew up in the tough, rough streets of post-war Naples. This is no normal friendship; it's a friendship that loves, hurts, supports and destroys - and yet it is one that lasts a lifetime. These four full-cast BBC adaptations bring the streets of Naples vividly to life.
The first novel