Neapolitan Novels 4 Books Collection Set by Elena Ferrante - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. My Brilliant Friend. The Story of a New Name. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay. The Story of the Lost Child. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781609455057. Publisher: Europa Editions. Age Range: Adult Readers. Overview. The Neapolitan Novels boxed set brings together Elena Ferrante's celebrated four-book saga in one brand-new paperback collection. Following Elena and Lila from a poor, close-knit Naples neighbourhood in the 1950s through old age, the quartet is a globally bestselling exploration of friendship, ambition, class and identity. Translated by Ann Goldstein and published by Europa Editions, this set is ideal for readers of literary and contemporary fiction, book clubs, and anyone drawn to immersive, character-driven storytelling set against a vividly rendered Italy.. About the Books. Beginning with My Brilliant Friend, Ferrante introduces two fiercely intelligent girls, Elena and Lila, whose rivalry and devotion shape the course of their lives. The Story of a New Name follows the pair into young adulthood, as marriage, education and desire pull them in different directions while their bond keeps reasserting itself. In Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, set against the political turbulence of the 1970s, both women wrestle with the possibilities and limits of escaping their origins. The Story of the Lost Child closes the quartet, tracing decades of loss, reconciliation and consequence as Elena and Lila's story reaches its...