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Lenù and Lila grow up together in a poor Neapolitan neighborhood during the 1940s. While Lila marries early and later leaves her affluent husband, Lenù continues her studies and later writes a novel. Though their lives diverge, the village's traditions and the weight of their shared past keep the friendship alive, reminding each of the connections forged in childhood and the inevitable pull of their hometown.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Elena Ferrante
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