My Brilliant Friend
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| Author | Elena Ferrante |
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| Original title | L'amica geniale |
| Translator | Ann Goldstein |
| Language | Italian |
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Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 2012 |
| ISBN | 9781609450786 |
| Followed by | The Story of a New Name (2012) |
My Brilliant Friend (Italian: L'amica geniale) is a 2011 literary-fiction novel by pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante. It is the first volume of a four-part series known collectively as the Neapolitan Novels. It was originally published in Italian by Edizioni e/o; an English translation by Ann Goldstein was published by Europa Editions in 2012.