My Brilliant Friend Deluxe Edition: The Four Volumes: My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, The Story of the Lost Child
The enigmatic author’s literary masterpiece paints a raw reflection of a life-long female friendship in four unforgettable books. Love, rivalry and coming of age, this is one of the most powerful collections intertwining personal themes with socio-political landscapes of the time.
#1 BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY —NEW YORK TIMES
“An unconditional masterpiece.” —Jhumpa Lahiri
When Elena Ferrante set out to write the story of Elena and Lila, she conceived it as one single work of fiction, one expansive novel that would capture the reality and ambivalence of female friendship, motherhood, marriage, class and adolescence.
2025 marks 10 years since publication of the quartet was co...












