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Born on January 2, 1951, André Aciman is from Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. Public records list André Aciman as a writer, university teacher and literary critic. The age as of 2026 is 75. Schooling on record includes Harvard University. Awards on record include Guggenheim Fellowship and Lambda Literary Award.
My Take
André Aciman is a writer I read with real devotion. Best known for the novel behind Call Me by Your Name, he carries the rare combination of a Harvard-trained Proust scholar and a storyteller of aching sensuality. That tension between the academic and the erotic is exactly what I love in his prose. The Guggenheim Fellowship and Lambda Literary Award are fine credentials, but what moves me is his tenderness toward loss and longing. His Alexandrian childhood and Italian-American life of constant displacement seem to shade every page. He turns exile and memory into something luminous, and I treasure him for it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- André Aciman
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレ・アシマン
- Reading
- あんどれ・あしまん
- Born
- January 2, 1951 (age 75)
- Origin
- Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
- Occupation
- writer / university teacher / literary critic / journalist / romanist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Lambda Literary Award
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/aaciman
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Aciman
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506102
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was André Aciman born?
André Aciman was born on January 2, 1951 and is 75 years old.
Where is André Aciman from?
André Aciman is from Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
What does André Aciman do?
André Aciman works as writer, university teacher, literary critic, journalist, romanist.
Where did André Aciman study?
André Aciman attended Harvard University.
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