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In this third Neapolitan novel, Elena and Lila, the two girls whom were first introduced in My Brilliant Friend, have become women. Lila married at sixteen and has a young son; she has left her husband and the comforts her marriage brought and now works as a common laborer. Elena has left the neighborhood, earned her college degree, and published a successful novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned interlocutors and richly furnished salons.

An IndiBound best seller, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman's descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband, with two young children to care for. When she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal.

Leda, a middle-aged divorcee, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns to ferocious introspection following a seemingly trivial occurrence. Throughout the novel, Ferrante's language is as finely tuned and intense as ever, and she treats her theme with a fierce, candid tenacity.

Una mañana una mujer mayor aparece ahogada en el mar, vestida solo con un sujetador de encaje. Será Delia, su hija, quien tendrá que reconstruir la vieja historia que se esconde tras lo sucedido. En una frenética búsqueda que se debate entre la realidad y las tortuosas vías de la memoria, Delia recorre de nuevo Nápoles, su ciudad natal, reviviendo un pasado que se propuso olvidar, pero vuelve y duele.

Mit 16 haben Lila und Elena, Freundinnen seit Kindertagen, ihr armseliges neapolitanisches Stadtviertel mit seinen einengenden Konventionen gründlich satt. Lila versucht, durch eine vorteilhafte Ehe ihre Chancen zu verbessern, fühlt sich aber schon bald eingesperrt und verbittert. Elena hingegen lässt den Ort ihrer Kindheit hinter sich und geht zum Studium nach Pisa. Die 1970er Jahre bringen Veränderungen für beide.

Il bel viso della bambina Giovanna si è trasformato, sta diventando quello di una brutta adolescente. Ma è proprio così? E in quale specchio bisogna guardare per ritrovarsi e salvarsi? La ricerca di un nuovo volto oscilla tra due Napoli consanguinee che però si temono e si detestano: la Napoli di sopra, che s'è attribuita una maschera fine, e quella di sotto, che si finge smodata, triviale. Giovanna oscilla tra alto e basso, in una città che pare non offrire né risposte né scampo.

Una donna ancora giovane, serena e appagata, tutt’altro che inattiva nel cerchio sicuro della famiglia, viene abbandonata all’improvviso dal marito e precipita in un gorgo scuro e antico. Rimasta con i due figli e il cane, profondamente segnata dal dolore e dall’umiliazione, Olga, dalla tranquilla Torino dove si è trasferita da qualche anno, è risucchiata tra i fantasmi della sua infanzia napoletana. Comincia a questo punto una caduta rovinosa, un racconto che cattura e trascina fino al fondo più nero, più dolente dell’esperienza femminile.

Carico di speranze e tensioni, arriva il vento degli anni Settanta che ogni cosa scompagina. Elena, laureata alla Normale di Pisa, pubblica un fortunato romanzo che segna il suo ingresso nell'ambiente colto e intellettuale. Lila, lasciato il marito, si ammazza di lavoro in una fabbrica di salumi alla periferia di Napoli. Anche se lontane, le due amiche nelle loro battaglie quotidiane continuano a specchiarsi l'una nell'altra, unite da un legame forte e ambivalente.

La maravilla de descubrir la lectura y la escritura desde la infancia, los recuerdos de las primeras páginas escritas, sus olores y lugares, y luego los grandes hallazgos, desde los nombres canónicos de la literatura universal hasta las autoras que la han iluminado, impregnan estas lecciones magistrales que ha impartido Elena Ferrante invitada por la Cátedra Umberto Eco de la Universidad de Bolonia.

À la fin de "Celle qui fuit et celle qui reste", Lila montait son entreprise d'informatique avec Enzo, et Elena réalisait enfin son rêve : aimer Nino et être aimée de lui, quitte à abandonner son mari et à mettre en danger sa carrière d'écrivain. Car elle s'affirme comme une auteure importante et l'écriture l'occupe de plus en plus, au détriment de l'éducation de ses deux filles, Dede et Elsa. L'histoire d'Elena et de Nino est passionnelle, et bientôt Elena vit au gré de ses escapades pour retrouver son amant.

Der vierte und letzte Band der Neapolitanischen Saga: Elena Ferrante erzählt hier das Leben der beiden inzwischen 30-jährigen Freundinnen Lila und Elena bis in die Gegenwart. Elena, die erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin, verlässt ihren Mann und kehrt in ihre Heimatstadt Neapel zurück. Selbstzweifel quälen sie, weil sie Arbeits- und Familienleben kaum vereinbaren kann. Ihrer brillanten Freundin Lila gelingen in Neapel als Unternehmerin erste Erfolge, doch die kommen sie teuer zu stehen.

Naples, années soixante. Le soir de son mariage, Lila comprend que son mari Stefano l'a trahie en s'associant aux frères Solara, les camorristes qui règnent sur le quartier et qu'elle déteste depuis son plus jeune âge. Pour Lila Cerullo, née pauvre et devenue riche en épousant l'épicier, c'est le début d'une période trouble : elle méprise son époux, refuse qu'il la touche, mais est obligée de céder.

La amistad, el primer amor, el cambio climático, los celos, el feminismo, nuestra relación con las plantas, el secreto de una pareja duradera o la belleza son algunos de los grandes temas sobre los que Elena Ferrante ha escrito a petición de The Guardian. El resultado es este libro íntimo, imaginativo e inteligente, en el que, a

The story of Elena and Lila begins in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples. The two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else, sometimes to their own detriment, as each discovers more about who she is and suffers or delights in the throes of their intense friendship. There is a piercing honesty about Ferrante’s prose that makes My Brilliant Friend a compulsively readable portrait of two young women, and also the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country.

Elena und Lila, die Mädchen aus "Meine geniale Freundin" und "Die Geschichte eines neuen Namens", sind inzwischen 22 Jahre. Lila, die schon mit 16 heiratete, verlässt ihren Mann, kämpft mit den Problemen einer alleinerziehenden Mutter und versucht sich als Fabrikarbeiterin über Wasser zu halten. Für Elena, die Neapel verließ, öffnen sich neue Türen zur Welt der Wohlsituierten und Intellektuellen. Wir begleiten die Freundinnen durch die Jahre 1968 bis 1976.

Aos quarenta e cinco anos, Delia retorna a sua cidade natal, Nápoles, na Itália, para enterrar a mãe, Amalia, encontrada morta numa praia em circunstâncias suspeitas: a humilde costureira, que se acostumou a esconder a beleza com peças simples e sem graça, usava nada além de um sutiã caro no momento da morte.

Celina is having a terrible night, one full of jealousy for the new kitten, Minù; feelings of abandonment and sadness; misadventures at the hands of the beach attendant; and dark dreams. But she will be happily found by Mati, her child, once the sun rises.

In Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, the two protagonists are now in their 30s. Lila, married at 16, has left her husband and the comforts of her marriage and has now joined the workforce. Elena has left the neighbourhood in Naples, been to university, and published a successful novel, all of which has brought her into a wealthier, more cultured world. Both women are seizing opportunities to flee a life of poverty, ignorance and submission.

O terceiro romance da autora que se consagrou por sua série napolitana acompanha os sentimentos conflitantes de uma professora universitária de meia-idade, Leda, que, aliviada depois de as filhas já crescidas se mudarem para o Canadá com o pai, decide tirar férias no litoral sul da Itália. Logo nos primeiros dias na praia, ela volta toda a sua atenção para uma ruidosa família de napolitanos, em especial para Nina, a jovem mãe de uma menininha chamada Elena que sempre está acompanhada de sua boneca.

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 postwar 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.