Letters of transit consists of five essays about home, immigration, exile, and what it means to call a place yours. Aciman grew up in a home that spoke french, and other family members spoke languages such as arabic, italian, latino, and greek. Aciman is a distinguished professor of comparative literature at the graduate center, cuny. Hes the editor of the proust project and teaches comparative literature at the graduate center of the city university of new york.
Lisa dillman, kintu jennifer nansubuga makumbi, swallowing mercury wioletta greg, tr. Then i thought of the drive back, late at night, along the starlit river to this rickety antique new england hotel on a shoreline that i hoped would remind us both of the bay of b. All of the authors in letters of transit have written awardwinning works on exile, home, and memory, using the written word as a tool for revisiting their old homes or fashioning new ones. Of the five essays, i enjoyed reading the first, shadow cities by andre aciman, the most. Discover book depositorys huge selection of andre aciman books online.
Reflections on exile, identity, language, and loss andre aciman, editor, edward w. He is the co author and editor of letters of transit and. Now, in these essays, they offer moving meditations on these themes. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the restless summer weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession. Were committed to the discovery and promotion of enduring works that carry readers across borders and communities. Reflections on exile, identity, language, and loss paperback 1 jan 1997 by andre aciman author. Essays on exile and memory, and call me by your name, a novel. Aciman is the author of the whiting awardwinning memoir out of egypt 1995, an account of his childhood as a jew growing up in postcolonial egypt. Andre aciman traces his migrations and compares his. He is also the coauthor and editor of the proust project and letters of transit. The sequels of call me by your name tiff 2018 youtube. Although thousands of ethnic albanian refugees are now. In 2009, aciman was also visiting distinguished writer at wesleyan university. Born in alexandria, he has lived in italy and france.
He is also the coauthor and editor of letters of transit and. Andre aciman s call me by your name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents cliffside mansion on the italian riviera. A memoir, false papers, alibis, eight white nights, harvard square, and enigma variations. He has coauthored and edited the proust project and letters of transit. Aciman is an american essayist and new york times bestselling novelist originally from alexandria, egypt. Giorgio bassanis six classic books, collected for the first time in english as the epic masterwork they were intended to be. He is the author of novels such as call me by your name and eight white nights, as well as an earlier essay collection entitled letters of transit. Reflections on exile, identity, language, and loss andre aciman on. Before coming to the graduate center, he taught at princeton university and bard college. Reflections on exile, identity, language, and loss by aciman, andre isbn. The latest releases from transit books, including such small hands andres barba, tr. Moving, deeply introspective and honest publishers weekly reflections on exile and memory from five awardwinning authors.
He is now a distinguished professor of the history of literary theory and the works of marcel proust at the graduate center of city university of new york. Out of egypt and false papers, also the proust project, and letters of transit, two splendid collections he edited. A thoughtful and diverse collection with a distinctly literary bent. Of the five essays, i enjoyed reading the first, shadow cities by. All of the authors in letters of transit have written awardwinning works on exile, home, and memory, using the written word as a tool for revisiting.
All of the authors in letters of transit have written awardwinning works on exile. Transit books is a nonprofit publisher of international and american literature, based in oakland, california. Aciman made the right choice in closing with simics poem cameo appearance and his droll essay on his youthful exile and on the speed with which exile teaches the arbitrary nature of an individuals existence. He teaches comparative literature at the graduate center of the city university of new york. Published in collaboration with the new york public library.
Five authors reflect on exile, identity, language, and loss. These essays were first presented as part of the lecture series of the same name sponsored by the new york public library, september 1997 to february 1998. Andre aciman was born on january 2, 1951 and was raised and born in alexandria, egypt. In addition to call me by your name, he is the author of out of egypt. His first novel was the 2007 book call me by your name.
Andre aciman made his debut as a published author in 1994 with the nonfiction memoir out of egypt. All of the authors in letters of transit have written awardwinning works on exile letters of transit. Now in paperback are five newly commissioned essays. Eliza marciniak, lessons for a child who arrives late carlos yushimito, tr. He is the author of four novelscall me by your name, eight white nights, harvard square, and enigma variationsas well as nonfiction works including out of egypt. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Below is a list of andre acimans books in order of when they were originally published. Passionate journey to a rational judaism by dan cohnsherbok, joseph chuman, rachel elior, mitchell silver, daniel friedman, norbert samuelson, harry t. Reflections on exile, identity, language, and loss.
Andre acimans call me by your name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents cliffside mansion on the italian riviera. The collection begins with aciman s lyrical and imaginative essay on a park in new york that reminds him of the places of his past, or his shadow cities, and reaches its gravest moments in the heavy seriousness of saids reflections on his professional and personal journey in america, with frequent references to adorno. Aciman is the author of the novels harvard square, call me by your name, and eight white nights, the memoir out of egypt, and the essay collections false papers. Born and raised in alexandria, egypt, he is currently distinguished professor at the graduate center of city university of new york, where he teaches the history of. He is also the author of four novels, call me by your name, eight white nights, harvard square, and of the forthcoming enigma variations. Among the masters of twentiethcentury literature, giorgio bassani and his northern italian hometown of. Andre aciman audio books, best sellers, author bio. Andre aciman new york institute for the humanities.