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The Neapolitan Novels Boxed Set

by Elena Ferrante

A friendship traced across a lifetime

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A friendship traced across a lifetime

This boxed set brings together all four Neapolitan novels, following Elena and Lila from their childhood in postwar Naples through successive stages of adult life. Their paths repeatedly separate through distance, jealousy, and hostility, while their enduring bond remains central to the series. The four-volume sequence—My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child—offers one continuous portrait of friendship shaped by changing circumstances and a shared upbringing in Naples.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in long-form stories of friendship across different stages of life.
  • Readers drawn to literary fiction set in postwar Naples.
  • Those seeking a complete four-volume series in one boxed set.

Themes

Friendship and rivalryGrowing up and adult lifePostwar NaplesSeparation and enduring bonds

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Book overview

The complete four-volume boxed set of the New York Times-bestselling saga, including the New York Times #1 Best Book of the Century, My Brilliant Friend.


Beginning with My Brilliant Friend, the four Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante follow Elena and Lila, from their rough-edged upbringing in Naples, Italy, not long after WWII, through the many stages of their lives--and along paths that diverge wildly. Sometimes they are separated by jealousy or hostility or physical distance, but the bond between them is unbreakable, for better or for worse.


This volume includes all four novels: My Brilliant Friend; The Story of a New Name; Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay; and The Story of the Lost Child.


"Imagine if Jane Austen got angry and you'll have some idea of how explosive these works are."--The Australian


"Nothing you read about Elena Ferrante's work prepares you for the ferocity of it."--The New York Times


"An enduring masterpiece."--The Atlantic

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