Elena Ferrante is one of the most acclaimed authors in the world. Yet, interviews with her are nearly impossible to find, as she (or he or they) maintains an extremely low-key profile to keep her ...

In the few places “My Brilliant Friend” stumbles, it is from an excess of faithfulness to the source. The series keeps the framing device — an older Lenù sets out to write the story after getting a ...

No one knows who Elena Ferrante is. The renowned Italian author writes under a pseudonym and is famous not only for her masterful work but also for her hidden identity. Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend ...

Based on the last book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels series entitled The Story of the Lost Child, My Brilliant Friend: Season 4 is the show’s final installment. The HBO Original Italian coming ...

It’s often said, “Friends are the family we choose.” And, Elena Ferrante’s novel “My Brilliant Friend,” shows lessons on female friendships by following the story of two girls from ages six to sixteen ...

HBO’s Elena Ferrante adaptation completes one of the best portraits of a lifelong relationship ever made for TV. By James Poniewozik “I was born in a poor, run-down neighborhood, very run-down, where ...

Years ago, Irene Maiorino's best childhood friend handed her a book that would change the course of her life. It was Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend, the first volume in a quadrilogy that was ...

In August, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “My Brilliant Friend,” the first book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an editor at the Book Review.