Call Me by Your Name

Set on the Italian Riviera during the 1980s, the novel chronicles the passionate and transformative romance between a seventeen-year-old Jewish-American boy and a visiting twenty-four-year-old academic scholar staying at his family villa. Over the course of a sun-drenched summer, the two men navigate the intense intellectual and emotional undercurrents of their mutual attraction. The narrative explores the lingering impact of desire and memory across decades following their unforgettable encounter.

by André Aciman

Farrar, Straus and Giroux · First published 2007 · 248 pages