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Literary Fiction · MelancholicA summer romance on the Italian Riviera
Call Me by Your Name
by André Aciman
See it on Amazon2007Moderate readSlow pace
What it is about
Elio, seventeen, falls for Oliver, a graduate student who is a guest at his family’s villa one summer in the 1980s. Aciman’s 2007 novel is a lyrical story of first love.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy literary fiction that puts character and language first, with a melancholic mood and an unhurried pace. It is a read that rewards some attention.
Themes: First love · Italy · Desire
Screen adaptation
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
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