André Aciman
Author of Call Me by Your Name
About the Author
A regular contributor to the New Yorker, The New York Review of Books and The New Republic, Andre Aciman was born in Alexandria: raised in Egypt, Italy, and France; and educated at Harvard. He teaches literature at Bard College and lives in Manhattan. (Bowker Author Biography)
Series
Works by André Aciman
Out of Egypt: A Memoir 3 copies
Room on the Sea 2 copies
Mõsõr'dan ‚õkõ_ 1 copy
Call Me By Your Name Book Series 2 Books Collection Set By Andre Aciman (Call Me By Your Name: Andre Aciman, Find Me) (2021) 1 copy
Chiamami col tuo nome 1 copy
Proust Regained 1 copy
Far from Proust's Way 1 copy
Associated Works
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence (2019) — Contributor — 254 copies
A Fork in the Road: Tales of Food, Pleasure, and Discovery on the Road (2013) — Contributor — 99 copies
World Monuments: 50 Irreplaceable Sites to Discover, Explore, and Champion (2015) — Contributor — 17 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Aciman, André
- Birthdate
- 1951-01-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Egypt (birth)
USA (naturalized) - Birthplace
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Places of residence
- Rome, Italy
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Harvard University (MA - Comparative Literature, PhD - Comparative Literature)
Lehman College - Occupations
- distinguished professor (Comparative Literature)
journalist
novelist - Organizations
- City University of New York (Graduate Center)
Condé Nast Traveler - Awards and honors
- Whiting Writers' Award (1995)
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Statistics
- Works
- 29
- Also by
- 21
- Members
- 7,217
- Popularity
- #3,394
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 209
- ISBNs
- 223
- Languages
- 20
- Favorited
- 9
I think I enjoyed Enigma Variations, and I will certainly return to Aciman's erudite, sensual, yearning canon again. But, aside from the first section, I wish the story of Paul's many loves had conjured up an emotional connection in me, and not just an intellectual one. Aciman is a smart writer but he's not a litterateur. He is best when writing "high fiction" rather than "literature", and this feels rather like he's strayed outside his bailiwick.… (more)