A Novel Paperback

Call Me by Your Name: A Novel Paperback – October 3, 2017

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Egyptian-born Aciman is that the author of the acclaimed memoir Out of Egypt and of the essay assortment False Papers. His 1st novel affectingly probes a boy's sexy coming-of-age at his family's Italian Mediterranean home. See details.

. The young men loll regarding in bathing suits, play lawn tennis, jog on the Italian geographic area and flirt. each additionally flirt (and more) with ladies among their circle of friends, but Elio, UN agency narrates, yearns for King Oliver. Their shared literary interests and Jewishness facilitate impart a way of intimacy, and after they do consummate their passion in Oliver's area, they decision one another by the other's name. a visit to Rome, sanctioned by Elio's discerning father, ushers Elio absolutely into 1st love's joy and pain, and his travails established a well-managed check out Elio's future. Read more..

Adult/High School—Seventeen-year-old Elio faces one more lazy summer at his parents' home on the Italian coast. As in years past, his family can host a young scholar for 6 weeks, somebody to assist Elio's father together with his analysis. Oliver, the handsome yank traveler, charms everybody he meets together with his cavalier manner. Elio's narrative dwells on the trivialities of his rambling thoughts and growing need for King Oliver. What begins as an off-the-cuff relationship develops into an infatuated however underground affair, and therefore the last chapters fast-forward through Elio's life to a reunion with King Oliver decades later. Elio remembers the events of that summer and therefore the years that follow during a voice that's by turns impatient and tender. He expresses his feelings with utter candor, sharing with readers his most personal hopes, urges, and insecurities. The intimacy Elio experiences with King Oliver is alone ANd awakens within the protagonist an intensity that dances on the brink of obsession. [...] His yearning creates a tension that's gift from the primary sentence to the last.—Heidi Dolamore, town County Library, CA

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    Paperback: 256 pages

    Publisher: Picador; Media Tie In edition (October three, 2017)

    Language: English

    ISBN-10: 1250169445

    ISBN-13: 978-1250169440

    Product Dimensions: five.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches

    Shipping Weight: eight.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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