Roman Year: A Memoir
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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 brother, and his deaf mother moved into a rented apartment in Rome's Via Clelia. Though dejected, Aciman's mother and brother found their way into life in Rome, while Aciman, still unmoored, burrowed into his bedroom to read one book after the other. The world of novels eventually allowed him to open up to the city and, through them, discover the beating heart of the Eternal City. Aciman's time in Rome did not last long before he and his family moved across the ocean, but by the time they did, he was leaving behind a city he loved. In this memoir, the author, a genius of "the poetry of the place" (John Domini, The Boston Globe), conjures the sights, smells, tastes, and people of Rome as only he can. Aciman captures, as if in amber, a living portrait of himself on the brink of adulthood and the city he worshipped at that pivotal moment. Roman Year is a treasure, unearthed by one of our greatest prose stylists.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374613389
ISBN13:9780374613389
Release Date:October 2024
Publisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Length:368 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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A Beautiful Memoir
Published by FoxInTheStacks , 4 months ago
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.
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