The Story of a New Name

The Story of a New Name
First edition cover
AuthorElena Ferrante
Original titleStoria del nuovo cognome
TranslatorAnn Goldstein
LanguageItalian
PublisherEuropa Editions
Publication date
2012
Published in English
2013
Pages480
ISBN9781609451349
Preceded byMy Brilliant Friend 
Followed byThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay, The Story of the Lost Child 

The Story of a New Name (Italian: Storia del nuovo cognome) is a 2012 novel written by Italian author Elena Ferrante. It is the second volume in her four-book series known as the Neapolitan Novels, being preceded by My Brilliant Friend, and succeeded by Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay and The Story of the Lost Child. It was translated to English by Ann Goldstein in 2013.

It was adapted by HBO into the second season of TV show My Brilliant Friend.