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Elusive Elena’s Brilliant Novel
“My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante, is a brilliant read, if somewhat elusive at the start. This mirrors the enigmatic aspect of the novelist herself: Who is she? Is part of the draw-card the setting in Naples, that boisterous and “dangerous” city to the south of Rome? Many English speaking readers of these books, have…