Set in the late 1960s and the 1970s, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
continues the story of the feisty and rebellious Lina and her lifelong
friend, the brilliant and bookish Elena. Lina, after separating from her
husband, is living with her young son in a new neighborhood of Naples
and working at a local factory. Elena has left Naples, earned a degree
from an elite college, and published a novel, all of which has opened
the doors to a world of learned and fascinating interlocutors. The era,
with its dramatic changes in sexual politics and social costumes, with
its seemingly limitless number of new possibilities, is rendered with
breathtaking vigor. This third Neapolitan Novel is not only a moving
story of friendship but also a searing portrait of a rapidly changing
world.
Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the
first of the Neapolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante’s fame as one of today’s
most compelling, insightful, and stylish authors has grown. She has
gained admirers among authors, artists, and critics. But her most
resounding success has undoubtedly been with readers, who have
discovered in Ferrante a writer who speaks with great power and beauty
of the mysteries of belonging, human relationships, love, family, and
friendship.
- Paperback / softback
- 424 pages
Those Who Leave And Those Who Stay - Elena Ferrante
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