#99 in Historical fiction
My Brilliant Friend
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Our view
“My Brilliant Friend” follows a friendship through the years of growing up, thoughtful, moving and darker than its title suggests. Some readers recognise in it their own early sense of not belonging, and that is where it cuts closest. It is the opening volume of the “Neapolitan Novels”, a quartet, and is best begun with the later books within reach.
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About the book
My Brilliant Friend is a 2011 literary-fiction novel by pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante. It is the first volume of a four-part series known collectively as the Neapolitan Novels. It was originally published in Italian by Edizioni e/o; an English translation by Ann Goldstein was published by Europa Editions in 2012.
Reading order · Neapolitan Novels
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 615 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 81% of the weight and the score stays at 8.0 — the Historical fiction average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 570 | 93% |
| Open Library | 7.6 | 45 | 7% |
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