The Neapolitan Novels
by Elena Ferrante · first published 2016
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Contains: 1. L'amica geniale 2. Storia del nuovo cognome 3. Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta 4. Storia della bambina perduta
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on “Ask HN: What are some interesting books you read in 2017?” ↗* Ballad of the Bullet -- Forrest Stuart * The Neapolitan Novels -- Elena Ferrante (4 book set, also a great HBO show adaptation!) * Kitchen Confidential -- Anthony Bourdain (not sure why I hadn't read it till now... I was a huge fan of everything else Tony did) -…
on “Ask HN: What book(s) did you love reading this year?” ↗…absolute evil things. - A primate memoir by Sapolsky. I can't stress enough how interesting, witty and overwhelming this book is. One of the rare reads I couldn't stop reading until the very end. - Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante. Even though sometimes it might be felt like a boulevard novel, it gave me absolutely fantastic insight and the atmosphere of Italian Naples in the 1960-1970s.
on “Books I Loved Reading in 2024” ↗The Neapolitan Novels were quite well recieved. Eventhough they are widely loved, it never felt like the story was simplified in order to reach a large audience. Ferrante wove together the culture and politics of Naples over…
on “An Open Letter to Elena Ferrante, Whoever You Are” ↗…Replacement Life' by Boris Fishman 44. 'Song Of The Shank' by Jeffery Renard Allen 45. '10:04' by Ben Lerner 46. 'Thirty Girls' by Susan Minot 47. 'Those Who Leave And Those Who Stay: Book 3, The Neapolitan Novels: “middle Time.' by Elena Ferrante. Translated by Ann Goldstein 48. 'The Wallcreeper' by Nell Zink 49. 'We Are Not Ourselves' by Matthew Thomas 50. 'When Mystical Creatures Attack' by Kathleen Founds…
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