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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.
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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / university teacher / literary critic / journalist / romanist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Lambda Literary Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/aaciman
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Aciman
Frequently asked questions
When was André Aciman born?
Born January 2, 1951 (age 75).
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.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.