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'''André Aciman''' is a faculty member of the ], teaching the history of ] and the works of ].<ref name="cuny-bio">{{Cite web
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'''André Aciman''' (born in ], ]) is an ] novelist, essayist, memoirist, and leading scholar of the works of ]. His work has appeared in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' as well as in several volumes of '']''. <!-- (born in ], ]) is an ] novelist, essayist, memoirist, and leading scholar of the works of ]. His work has appeared in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' as well as in several volumes of '']''.


==Biography==
Born into a stateless family Aciman grew up in the cosmopolitan milieu of Alexandria. The language spoken at home was ], but ], ], ], and ] were also spoken. Aciman always attended English-language schools, first in Alexandria and later, after his family moved to ] , in ]. Aciman's family moved again, this time to ], where he attended ], graduating in 1973. Born into a stateless family Aciman grew up in the cosmopolitan milieu of Alexandria. The language spoken at home was ], but ], ], ], and ] were also spoken. Aciman always attended English-language schools, first in Alexandria and later, after his family moved to ] , in ]. Aciman's family moved again, this time to ], where he attended ], graduating in 1973.


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In addition to his memoir ''Out of Egypt'', Aciman has published two other books: ''False Papers: Essays in Exile and Memory'' (2001), and most recently a novel entitled ''Call Me By Your Name'' (2007), which was chosen as a ] ''Notable Book of the Year'' and which won the ''Lambda Literary Award for Men's Fiction'' (2008). He also edited ''Letters of Transit'' (1999) and ''The Proust Project'' (2004). In addition to his memoir ''Out of Egypt'', Aciman has published two other books: ''False Papers: Essays in Exile and Memory'' (2001), and most recently a novel entitled ''Call Me By Your Name'' (2007), which was chosen as a ] ''Notable Book of the Year'' and which won the ''Lambda Literary Award for Men's Fiction'' (2008). He also edited ''Letters of Transit'' (1999) and ''The Proust Project'' (2004).
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*''False papers: essays on exile and memory''<ref name="cuny-bio" /><ref name="cuby-new" />
*''The Proust Project''<ref name="cuby-new" />


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André Aciman is a faculty member of the City University of New York, teaching the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust.

Books

  • Call me by your name
  • Out of Egypt
  • False papers: essays on exile and memory
  • The Proust Project

References

  1. ^ "André Aciman". City University of New York. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. ^ "André Aciman". City University of New York. Retrieved 2009-08-18.

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