The Story of a New Name
The Story of a New Name is an extraordinary novel about two young women, Lila and Elena, growing up in Naples in the early 1960s.At sixteen, Lila marries the shopkeeper Stefano. She is filled with pleasure at her new wealth, and horror at the life she has chosen.Elena's own attempts at romance...
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The Story of a New Name is an extraordinary novel about two young women, Lila and Elena, growing up in Naples in the early 1960s.At sixteen, Lila marries the shopkeeper Stefano. She is filled with pleasure at her new wealth, and horror at the life she has chosen.Elena's own attempts at romance seem to be sabotaged by Lila's turbulent affairs. As she tries to plot her way o
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Format: ebook
Publisher: Europa Editions
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Series: L'amica geniale (#2)
AudibleBRAVO.Five stars, hundred stars, all possible and impossible stars for [a:Elena Ferrante|44085|Elena Ferrante|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]!I wish I can read it in a language it was written. Envy my Italian friends. Pity the books t...
"[...] she was explaining to me that I had won nothing, that in the world there is nothing to win, that her life was full of varied and foolish adventures as much as mine, and that time simply slipped away without any meaning, and it was good just to see each other every so often to hear the mad sou...
2016 UC book club pick for Oct. Look, I don't care what anyone else says, this is a book about betrayal. It's about sexual betrayal, emotional betrayal, self betrayal, and a betrayal of everything. I know everyone will be taking about the whole Elena and Nino plot, but for me the hardest, heart brea...
The narrative of Elena and Lila's lives is exhaustive, and I find it utterly compelling.
Really enjoying the book. Getting a real sense of the trajectory of the two girls' lives, while staying true to the consistent themes in their relationship. It is also a great illustration of the socio-economic pressures and class divisions in Italian life at the time. Can't wait to finish the other...
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