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40 Books Chosen by Elena Ferrante

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Elena Ferrante, the bestselling pseudonymous Italian author behind My Brilliant Friend, has named her favourite 40 books by female authors around the world.

Americanah

The God of Small Things

The Blind Assassin

Beloved

Americanah

The God of Small Things

Modern Italian Literature

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My Brilliant Friend

One, No One and One Hundred Thousand

Family Lexicon

The Leopard

My Brilliant Friend

One, No One and One Hundred Thousand

elena ferrante's top 40 books by women authors

Cassandra

A Girl Returned

Disoriental

The Conservationist

Cassandra

A Girl Returned

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