André Aciman and Brian Dillon: 'Homo Irrealis'

Born into Alexandria’s Sephardic Jewish community and now resident in New York, André Aciman is best known for his novels, in particular Call Me by Your Name. His latest, Homo Irrealis (Faber and Faber) is a collection of essays on subjects as diverse as Freud, W.G.Sebald, the films of Eric Rohmer and the cityscapes of Alexandria and St Petersburg.
Aciman is in conversation with writer and critic Brian Dillon, author of Suppose a Sentence, In the Dark Room and, most appropriately here, Essayism. From an event held on 21 January, 2021.
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[@ellelala39]

Loved this conversation. Admire both writers here. Thank you.

[@hay_bail1]

Why does everyone like the ending of the CMBYN movie more than the book??? I loved the book ending so much more. I honestly, genuinely want to know. No judgement.

[@HansSunisen]

lovely

[@chicagolandable]

Brian. Do you smile that often or smile at all? Or only ever so mildly....

[@guftagu1]

Apart from being the dullest writer, Aciman is so utterly stupid. Claims to hat certainties and makes precisely a certainty of it. Hates absolutes, yet starts phrases with 'I hate.' His dullness is matched only by Dillon's. Utterly awful and pretentious nonsense.

[@zameendarabhinay1506]

How many of your books were adapted into screenplays for major motion pictures?