Question

These two characters own the dolls Tina and Nu, and confront the loan shark Don Achille to accuse him of stealing them. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name both these central characters of the Neapolitan Novels. One of these two girls is the narrator of the quartet, while the other is her genius friend who becomes a computer programmer.
ANSWER: Elena “Lenu” Greco and Raffaella “Lila” Cerrullo [accept Elena Greco for “Lenu”; accept Raffaella Cerrullo for “Lila”]
[10e] Although many debate her actual identity, this is the pen name used by the author of the Neapolitan Novels, including My Brilliant Friend.
ANSWER: Elena Ferrante
[10h] This author of the play Papa Doit Manger has, on at least one occasion, been called the “French African Elena Ferrante.” She became the first Black woman to win the Prix Goncourt with her novel Three Strong Women.
ANSWER: Marie NDiaye
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