17/12/2025
CONVERSATIONS WITH
My Brilliant Friend (2011) by Elena Ferrante. Translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein.
Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante's four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena, become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. This first novel in the series follows Lila and Elena from their fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence, charting their intense and evolving friendship as they navigate poverty, class, education, and societal expectations.
Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between two women.
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///Conversations With:\\\
A slow-motion shared-reading workshop.
Personalized online sessions where we read a book aloud together, or you read it on your own and join me for a weekly chapter-by-chapter discussion.
It’s a great space to take a break, express yourself, and reflect on your thoughts and feelings about the book. Whether you're an avid reader or someone looking to start reading, this is a welcoming environment to practice speaking and improve your language skills.
Let's find the best book for you!
What would you like to read?
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Curated by Estela Meije from The Reading Experience and
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