📖 About Neapolitan

Neapolitan is a series universe written by Elena Ferrante. The complete collection runs to 4 books across 1 series, published between 2011 and 2014.

The main series is Publication Order of Neapolitan Books with 4 books. It opens with My Brilliant Friend (2011) and currently runs to The Story of the Lost Child (2014).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Neapolitan

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: My Brilliant Friend (2011), book 1 of Publication Order of Neapolitan Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Neapolitan Books in Order

Publication Order of Neapolitan Books
4 books
1
My Brilliant Friend book cover1My Brilliant Friend2011Buy on Amazon
The Story of a New Name book cover2The Story of a New Name2012Buy on Amazon
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay book cover3Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay2013Buy on Amazon
The Story of the Lost Child book cover4The Story of the Lost Child2014Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Neapolitan books are there?
There are 4 books in the Neapolitan collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2011 and 2014.
What is the first Neapolitan book?
The first book is My Brilliant Friend, published in 2011.
What order should I read the Neapolitan books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Neapolitan books?
The Neapolitan books were written by Elena Ferrante.
Is the Neapolitan series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Neapolitan Books, has 4 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Neapolitan series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2011, and the most recent in 2014.