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André Aciman

    January 2, 1951

    André Aciman crafts luminous prose that delves into the intricate landscapes of human connection, desire, and memory. His work is characterized by a profound exploration of identity and the complexities of the heart, rendered with exceptional psychological insight. Aciman's distinctive voice weaves together sensuous detail and introspective reflection, inviting readers into deeply felt emotional experiences. He masterfully captures the nuances of longing and belonging.

    André Aciman
    My Roman Year
    Homo Irrealis
    False Papers
    Call Me by Your Name
    Out of Egypt
    The Gentleman from Peru
    • 2024

      My Roman Year

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      3.8(516)Add rating

      Rome, 1964. As 13 year old André stands at the foot of the gangway to the ship, his mother fusses over their luggage - 32 suitcases, trunks and tea chests that contain their world. The ship will refuel and return to Alexandria, the home where they have left their father, as the Aciman family begin a new adventure. André is now head of the family, with a little brother to keep in line and a mother to translate for - for although she's mute, she is nothing if not communicative. Equal parts transporting and beautiful, this coming of age memoir shares the luminous, fragile truth of life for a family forever in exile, living in Rome, but still yet to find a home.[Bokinfo].

      My Roman Year
    • 2024

      Roman Year

      A Memoir

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      The memoir explores the author's experiences in Rome following his family's exile from Egypt, capturing the cultural adjustments and emotional challenges they faced. It reflects on themes of displacement, identity, and the search for belonging as they navigate life in a new city before ultimately relocating to America. Through vivid storytelling, the author shares personal anecdotes that highlight the complexities of adapting to a foreign environment while holding onto their heritage.

      Roman Year
    • 2024

      The Gentleman from Peru

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.1(63)Add rating

      A dazzling, sunbaked Italian summer story from the global bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name.

      The Gentleman from Peru
    • 2022

      Room on the Sea

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      3.3(170)Add rating

      **AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name 'Aciman writes with an aching sensitivity.' JOHN BOYNE 'You don't so much read André Aciman's novels as tumble breathlessly into them.' THE TIMES Have you ever had the sense that maybe all lives are nothing more than the chronicle of countless stinging might-have-beens that continue to haunt us? In the scorching New York heat, a hundred people wait to be selected as jurors. Paul is reading a newspaper. Catherine is reading a novel. So begins a whirlwind flirtation: over cappuccinos in Manhattan and gallery trips to Chelsea, Paul and Catherine escape into the illusion of an Italian getaway. Their feelings quickly evolve into something deeper, something - as mature adults with lives of their own - Paul and Catherine must carry on in secret, with the understanding that anything more than a casual crush is out of the question. But as the sultry summer week draws to a close, the end of their rendezvous comes into focus, and Paul and Catherine are forced to decide whether to act on their feelings or leave the fantasy of what could have been to the annals of the past.

      Room on the Sea
    • 2021

      The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works. The irrealis mood knows no boundaries between what is and what isn't, between what happened and what won't.

      Homo Irrealis
    • 2021

      A cult classic of Italian literature, published in English for the first time, with an afterword by André Aciman, author of Call Me By Your Name. 'A masterpiece' - Le Figaro 'Dazzling in every detail' - Elle In the late 1960s, Leo Gazzara leads a precarious life in Rome. He spends his time in an alcoholic haze, bouncing between hotels, bars, uninspiring jobs, romantic entanglements and the homes of his rich friends. Leo drifts, aimless and alone. But on the evening of his thirtieth birthday, he meets Arianna. All night they drive the city in Leo's run-down Alfa Romeo, talking and talking. They eat brioche for breakfast, drink through the dawn, drive to the sea and back. A whirlwind beginning. What follows is the story of the year Leo fell in love and lost everything. Intense, romantic, witty and devastating, Last Summer in the City is a forgotten classic of Italian literature which offers an intoxicating portrait of two lonely people, pushing and pulling each other away and back again. 'The most beautiful love story of the year' - Il Giornale

      Last Summer in the City
    • 2020

      Adinla Cagir Beni

      • 246 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.2(1136)Add rating

      Delikanlılık çağındaki bir gençle, yazlığa kısa süreliğine gelen konuğun arasında gelişen beklenmedik, güçlü bir aşkın öyküsü. Sevdiği kişiyi sadece bedeninin değil ruhunun da bir parçası yapmanın etkileyici bir tasviri. Saf tutkunun dönüştürücü etkisini olağanüstü bir üslupla kaleme alan André Aciman, iki erkeğin gözlerinden damarlarına akan bir aşkı okuyucuya yaşatıyor. Adınla Çağır Beni, ince detaylarıyla insanı saran bir roman.

      Adinla Cagir Beni
    • 2020

      Damals in Alexandria

      Erinnerung an eine verschwundene Welt. Roman

      Eine lebenslustige jüdische Großfamilie aus allen Ecken der Welt. In Alexandria kommen sie zusammen, zanken, necken, befehden und versöhnen sich in einem halben Dutzend Sprachen. Sie sind Bankiers, Kaufleute, Faulenzer und Träumer, die hier ihr Paradies gefunden haben. Die beiden Großväter trauen einander nicht über den Weg, die Großmütter unterhalten eine damenhafte Freundschaft, während der schwindelnde Großonkel philosophische Fragen zu stellen pflegt. Die Ankunft der aus Nazideutschland geflüchteten Tante lässt erste Wolken aufziehen, und bald lauscht alles auf das Vorrücken von Rommels Panzern. Doch die Lebensfreude lässt die Familie sich nicht nehmen. Sie lebt und liebt, bis sie vom Wind der politischen Ereignisse wieder zerstreut wird.

      Damals in Alexandria