Umbhali wenoveli wase-Itali u-Elena Ferrante uthengise izigidi zeencwadi ngaphandle kokubonisa ubuso bakhe. Iinoveli zakhe zaseNeapolitan ezaziwa kakhulu, uthotho lweencwadi ezine olulandela ubuhlobo bobomi babafazi ababini baseNaples, badume ngokunyaniseka kwabo nangokunyaniseka — amabali eFerrante & apos azive ngathi bubomi bokwenyani. Nangona umbhali oyimfihlakalo epapasha phantsi kwegama elingelolakhe, indawo kwiinoveli zakhe zeNeapolitans zibonwa ngokulula. Awunakho ukufumana abalinganiswa bakhe behambahamba kwezi ndawo, kodwa usenokubacingela ecaleni kwakho. Apha, phonononga useto lweFerrante & apos; kwibali elenziwa nguwe.

ENaples

Bobabini abalinganiswa abaphambili, u-Elena Greco kunye no-Lina Cerullo, bazalelwa kwikona elihlwempuzekileyo laseNaples, indawo ekuthiwa yiRione Luzzatti. Ndwendwela icawa u-Elena noLina bakhule behamba, IParadise yoSapho eNgcwele , Ukroba etoneleni apho omabini la mantombazana azama khona ukuya elwandle, ebekwe apho umzila kaloliwe uhamba ngaphezulu kweVia Emanuele Gianturco, isitalato esihamba emazantsi sisuka ebumelwaneni. Iikhilomitha ezintandathu ngasentshona, zihlala ePiazza Martiri, indawo yevenkile yezihlangu eSolara, ethi ibuyiselwe kwakhona nguLina njenge-salon ephathekayo kunye nezitokhwe ezinezihlangu zoyilo lwakhe. Isikwere esikwimfashini (inxantathu inene) ilawulwa sisikhumbuzo senkulungwane ye-19 kubantu baseNeapolitans abasweleka kwimvukelo yasebukhosini nakwinkulungwane ye-18 amabhotwe (amabhotwe). IPrada, iGucci, neFerragamo zonke zineevenkile kule ndawo. Ke, ukuba awukwazi ukuzama enye yezihlangu zikaLina & apos, aba bayili banikezela eyona nto ilandelayo. Phambi kokuba uhambe esixekweni, sampula ezinye zezinto ezizithandayo ze-Neapolitan-sfogliatelle (isonka esigcweleyo) I-oveni yamandulo yeSfogliatelle Fratelli Attanasio eshushu kwaye, ewe, ipitsa entsha evela kwiionti ngaphesheya kwesixeko

Ischia

Kuqala u-Elena, emva koko nguLina, bakhenkethe kwesi siqithi sihle, sikufuphi nje neGulf of Naples. Iyure-ubude isikhephe (ukukhwela isikhephe) ukusuka edolophini yaseNaples, i-Ischia iziva ngathi lihlabathi ngaphandle kwesixeko esidala. Ukuhlala okokuqala kuka-Elena kumsa kwindlu yeendwendwe (enye ekwabelwana ngayo ngabantwana bakhe njengentsapho, iiSarratores) eBarano, kwisiqithi & apos; unxweme olusemazantsi, uhambo olufutshane ukusuka elunxwemeni eMonti, indawo ejikelezwe sishushu amachibi. Uhambo lwakhe lwesibini, ehamba noLina esiqithini, luzisa bobabini abalinganiswa kwindlu eqeshiweyo ngaphezulu konxweme lwaseCitara. Kwaye xa abakwishumi elivisayo abathandanayo betyelele uNino Sarratore (lo mlinganiso sele ekhankanyiwe) kunye nomhlobo wakhe wesikolo, baya eForio, enye yeedolophu ezinkulu zeIschia kunye neapos kwesi siqithi nakwiiapos. Nangona abalinganiswa bakaFerrante & apos bachitha ixesha labo lasehlotyeni apha befunda kwaye bexoxa ngeencwadi, becwangcisa okanye bephepha ukuthanda izinto zothando, kwaye besenza ilanga elininzi kwaye bequbha-esi siqithi sinokuninzi kunokunikela. Yenza njengo-Elena kunye no-Nino kumhla omnye ongalunganga: ukunyuka uye phezulu kwi-Ischia & apos; s Monte Epomeo kwaye ubone iBay yaseNaples isasazeka phambi kwakho.

IPisa

U-Elena ubalekela intlupheko kunye nobundlobongela bommandla wakhe waseNeapolitan xa amkelwe kwiDyunivesithi yasePisa. Kunye nohambo lwakhe lokuqala oluya emantla e-Itali kunye nemfundo kwizinto ezifundisayo kwaye-ngokubaluleke ngakumbi-kwezentlalo. Njengokuba eqokelela enye nenye emva koko enye inkwenkwe yodidi oluphezulu, u-Elena uzama ukufunxa iindlela zase-Italiya, kunye nempumelelo exubekileyo. IPisa, nangona uninzi lwabantu baseMelika bayazi ngeNqaba yokuNcamela, yidolophu yaseyunivesithi. Eyasungulwa ngo-1343, iYunivesithi yasePisa ngoku likhaya kubafundi abayi-60,000. Thatha uhambo lokuhambahamba kwiYunivesithi yaseBotanic Garden (iYurophu kunye neapos zindala), eyasekwa ngo-1544 nguCosimo Medici, kwaye uphonononge indawo yokutya eyothusayo. Kwaye xa undwendwela iNqaba eNqabileyo, ebekwe ePisa & apos; s Piazza del Duomo, sukuphoswa yindawo entle yokubhaptiza esemaphandleni elandelayo okanye kwindawo entle evulekileyo yaseCamposanto Monumentale emantla.

UFlorence

U-Elena, kakhulu kusapho & ukungathandwa kwakhe, utshata unyana odidekileyo wezifundiswa ezidumileyo zaseMilanese kumsitho waseburhulumenteni. Yena nomyeni wakhe omtsha, uPietro, bahlala eFlorence. Indlu ayikhethelwe nguPietro kufutshane naseSanta Maria del Carmine, kwisithili sase-Oltrarno esixekweni esikumazantsi omlambo, inesidima kwaye 'ikwimeko embi.' Kodwa u-Elena kunye nomamazala omtsha batshintshela esi sibini kwigumbi elikhulu eligcwele ukukhanya kufutshane naseSan Niccolò, ngaphantsi nje kweekhilomitha ezimbini ukuya empuma. Indawo yabo entsha ilawulwa ngenkulungwane ye-14 iPorta San Niccolò, isango elinemigangatho emithathu eFlorence & apos; Nangona u-Elena efumanisa ukuba izandla zakhe zigcwele umyeni nabantwana kunye nomsebenzi wakhe wokubhala, zininzi ii-apos zokwenza kwabo bengaxakekanga kangako. Indawo ekufutshane neSpaggia Sull kunye neapos; IArno ibonelela ngolwandle olungaselunxwemeni kunye nendawo yolonwabo, kwaye iGiardino delle Rose yindawo entle yokuhla okanye ukwehla ukusuka ePiazzale Michelangelo kunye neapos; umbono omangalisayo wesixeko.

EMilan

IMilan yidolophu yasekhaya ePietro & apos. U-Elena uzibona sele esiya esixekweni rhoqo ukuze adibane nabasekhaya, angene kunye nomshicileli wakhe, kwaye ahlale nomamazala wakhe olwela amalungelo, uMariarosa, ogama iflethi yakhe inomlinganiso ojikelezayo wase-Italiya kunye ne-apos. UMariarosa uhlala kufutshane nenkulungwane ye-11 i-Basicila di Santa & apos; Ambrogio , kanye embindini wesixeko esinembali. (UDa Vinci & apos; Isidlo sangokuhlwa sokugqibela 'kukuhamba kangangemizuzu esibhozo; iLa Scala, amashumi amabini.) Ikhilomitha enesiqingatha ukuya entshona Ithala Leencwadi Lehlabathi i-Hoepli , Italy & ivenkile enkulu yeencwadi. U-Elena umnika okokuqala eMilan, kwaye nangona uFerrante engakhange ayikhankanye indawo yokugcina iincwadi, uHoepli ubambele kakuhle.

ETurin

I-Turin kulapho iinoveli zaseNeapolitan zivula zize zivale. U-Elena-umbhali ophumeleleyo ngoku kumashumi amathandathu eminyaka-ubonakalisa ubuhlobo bakhe obude kunye noLila ekhaya lakhe. Iinkcukacha zincinci: U-Elena kunye nelebrador yakhe bahlala kwigumbi; yena nenja yakhe batyelela esixekweni iiParco Valentino, kunxweme olusentshona loMlambo iPo, ntsasa nganye. Kufanelekile ukuphonononga ipaki, ekumbindi weTurin. Ngaphakathi kukho inkulungwane ye-17 yeCastello del Valentino, ibhotwe elihle elinefashoni yaseFransi ngoku eligcina iYunivesithi yasePolytechnic yaseTurin kunye nesebe lezokwakha. Ngelixa iTurin ingeyiyo indawo edumileyo njengeFlorence okanye iMilan, inazo namakhubalo athile. Hlala kunye neglasi eshushu ye-bicerin, iTurin kunye neapos ezizezakho ikofu yesiko kunye nomxube wecolethi.