“My Brilliant Friend” is the first read in the “The Neapolitan Novels” series of books. Only the name of the author is indicated – Elena Ferrante. Elena and Leela the two protagonists of the story are friends. It’s a rich, intense story. Considering the book, there is a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples but the neighborhood is lively and people grow there from childhood to adulthood. The text of the present publication can be classified as Fiction, Historical Fiction and Novels.