Roman Year: A Memoir

by André Aciman

Book Overview

The author of Call Me by Your Name returns with a deeply romantic memoir of his time in Rome while on the cusp of adulthood.

In Roman Year, Andr Aciman captures the period of his adolescence that began when he and his family first set foot in Rome, after being expelled from Egypt. Though Aciman's family had been well-off in Alexandria, all vestiges of their status vanished when they fled, and the author, his younger...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374613389
• ISBN13: 9780374613389
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Memoir

This may have been a recollection of the author’s year in Rome as a teenager; however, it was told in such a nuanced way to include all parts of his life throughout. It was like following a timeline and taking some brief detours. I truly enjoy memoirs that give me new perspectives on life that has been lived and experienced. This book also challenged my vocabulary, which for me is always welcomed. It did take me longer to read than most 300 page books, but I think many passages required time to ponder and reflect on. The way this is written felt like it paralleled how the author must have felt knowing several languages but not feeling like one of them was native to him. A truly beautiful memoir.