The Ferrante, Elena creator author. Goldstein, Ann 1949- translator. text Domestic fiction. Italian fiction-Translations into English. Psychological fiction. Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. Fiction. Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. Bildungsromans. Psychological fiction. Novels. nyu 2020 monographic eng ita

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322 pages ; 24 cm "Giovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise? Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is. Giovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that fear and detest one another: Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity. She moves from one to the other in search of the truth, but neither city seems to offer answers or escape."--Provided by publisher Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein. Originally published as La vita bugiarda degli adulti in 2019 by Edizioni e/o. e-it--- Teenage girls Fiction Identity (Psychology) Fiction Parent and child Fiction Family secrets Fiction Social classes Italy Naples Fiction Body image in adolescence Fiction Adolescentes Romans, nouvelles, etc Identité (Psychologie) Romans, nouvelles, etc Parents et enfants Romans, nouvelles, etc Secrets de famille Romans, nouvelles, etc Classes sociales Italie Naples Romans, nouvelles, etc Image du corps chez l'adolescent Romans, nouvelles, etc FICTION Literary FICTION Family Life General FICTION Coming of Age Teenage girls Social classes Parent and child Identity (Psychology) Family secrets Body image in adolescence Naples (Italy) Fiction Italy Naples Naples (Italy) Fiction PQ4866.E6345 V5813 2020 853.914 FER/L FIC019000 FIC045000 FIC043000 9781609455910 1609455916 2022513674 CNWPU 230608 20231009145704.0 23177908 eng