André Aciman
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André Aciman (/ˈæsɪmən/;[1] born 2 January 1951) is an Italian-American writer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he is currently a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he teaches the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust.[2][3] Aciman previously taught creative writing at New York University and French literature at Princeton University and Bard College.[4][5][6]
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Born | (1951-01-02) 2 January 1951 (age 73) Alexandria, Egypt |
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Period | 1995–present |
Genre | Short story, novel, essay, romance |
Notable work | Call Me by Your Name (2007) |
Spouse | Susan Wiviott |
Children | 3, including Alexander |
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In 2009, he was Visiting Distinguished Writer at Wesleyan University.[7][8][9]
He is the author of several novels, including Call Me by Your Name (winner of the 2007 Lambda Literary Award[10] in the Gay Fiction category and made into a film) and a 1995 memoir, Out of Egypt, which won a Whiting Award.[11] Although best known for Call Me by Your Name,[12] Aciman stated in an interview in 2019 that his best book is the novel Eight White Nights.[13]