Literary Fiction

Neapolitan Novels

Elena Ferrante

4 books

Following two women from a poor Naples neighborhood across six turbulent decades, Ferrante's quartet is a ferocious, honest portrait of female friendship, ambition, and the forces that shape — and destroy — a life. A publishing phenomenon that sparked a worldwide literary sensation.

Reading Order

  1. 1.

    My Brilliant Friend

    Must be read in order — this is one continuous story.

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  2. 2.

    The Story of a New Name

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  3. 3.

    Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

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  4. 4.

    The Story of the Lost Child

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