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[Opinions] Names from an Italian novel
So I finally got round to reading the bestselling novel “My Brilliant Friend “ by Elena Ferrante. It’s got a huge cast of characters and I thought the names were interesting. It’s set in southern Italy in the 1950s and 60s, in a very working class environment, and the names reflect that.GIRLS Elena ( the narrator, sometimes called “Lenu ‘ “
Lila (nickname for Raffaella)
Carmela
Gigliola
Ada
Maria
Nunzia
Manuela
Giuseppina
Marisa
Lidia
Melina
Elisa BOYS
Enzo
Rino
Nino
Stefano
Alfonso
Marcello
Michele
Silvio
Antonio
Fernando
Donato
Pasquale
Giuseppe
Gianni"We have met the enemy and he is us" Walt Kelly

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Names from an Italian novel  ·  Fiammetta  ·  10/5/2018, 10:50 AM
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