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The psychological maneuvers that accompany attraction have seldom been more shrewdly captured than in André Aciman's frank, unsentimental, heartrending elegy to human passion. Call Me by Your Name is clear-eyed, bare-knuckled, and ultimately unforgettable.
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' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them. What grows from the depths of their spirits is a romance of scarcely six weeks' duration and an experience that marks them for a lifetime. For what the two discover on the Riviera and during a sultry evening in Rome is the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy.
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2 primary booksCall Me By Your Name is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by André Aciman and James Ivory.
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Call Me By Your Name explores the complexities of first love and the power of desire, as well as the pain of letting go. André Aciman's prose is lush and descriptive, and he creates a vivid sense of place and atmosphere. The novel also deals with themes of identity and self-discovery, making it a thought-provoking and emotional read.
This is a powerful and poignant book that left a lasting impression on me.
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