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My Roman Year
From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name
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FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Aciman pieces together a rich tapestry of human emotion in a way few other contemporary writers can match.' DAZED 'Transporting . . . sensuous.' OBSERVER'Compelling and witty.' NEW STATESMAN 1960s Rome. As teenage André stands on the dock, his mother fusses...
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FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'Aciman pieces together a rich tapestry of human emotion in a way few other contemporary writers can match.' DAZED
'Transporting . . . sensuous.' OBSERVER
'Compelling and witty.' NEW STATESMAN
1960s Rome. As teenage André stands on the dock, 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 in Rome. 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.
My Roman Year is a breathtaking exploration of identity and belonging, capturing the universal longing for a place to call home.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571385171
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
André Aciman is the New York Times bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name, Out of Egypt, Eight White Nights, False Papers, Alibis, Harvard Square, Enigma Variations, Find Me, and the essay collection Homo Irrealis. He's the editor of The Proust Project and teaches comparative literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He lives with his wife in Manhattan.
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