My ingenious girlfriend. Book 1: Childhood, adolescence. Ferrante E.

The first of the four novels that became a cult of the “Neapolitan Cycle” of Helen Ferrante, is the story of two friends, Lena and Lila, living in the 50s in one of the poor quarters of Naples. Their childhood and youth pass, on harsh streets, where girls learn in all circumstances to rely only on each other. Years are coming. The paths of Lena and Lila are diverging, then converge again, but they remain the best friends -so, when the life of one is reflected and refracted in the fate of the other. Through the history of Lila and Lena Ferrante, he talks about dramatic changes in the life of the quarter, the city, the country - from the fascism and domination of the mafia to the heyday of the communist movement, and how these changes affect the relations between heroines, unforgettable Lena and Lila.