Andre Aciman on Writing, His Work and Inspirations

[@kicudo001]

I love the way he writes. Very poetic and captivating.

[@grunder20]

Man, this guy is so pumped. he really likes art, literature and music!

[@isabellacase7706]

I will read absolutely anything that man writes

[@alisonarmstrong8421]

Andre, your books, your talks, ...squisito. You taught me Italian for a few hours before I went to Italy so many years ago.

[@rafaellmassena]

Obrigado, pelo livro e por esta entrevista, Aciman. Pode ser que tenha mudado algo em mim sobre escrever que eu ainda não havia percebido.

[@rexmckenna6633]

Oh man i love this man

[@jstaversky]

His comments on writing around a subject until the writing itself brings out what he is looking for reminds me of Jung in Man and His Symbols describing how to understand symbols/myths/archtypes... how one doesn't go right at "meaning" but dances and weaves about the symbol and comes to a sort of gestalt understanding (i.e. not really verbal/"left-brained"?) of what the symbol "means".

[@jeddstevie8252]

I wish I never read Call Me By Your Name because it literally ruined me

[@nbtstan3198]

It regret reading it too. But I like the nostalgia I get when I listen to the soundtrack. I'm reading the author's other work, 8 white nights, let's hope it's not as heartbreaking

[@tanmayyeb3293]

I feel you

[@xelakram]

It ruined you? How so? Please explain. I am reading the book right now and I watched the film this week. I am very much enjoying reading the book, and watching the film was such a wonderful experience. It's one of the finest films I have watched in many years; so I don't quite understand your comment.

[@eoincampbell1584]

@@xelakram They're talking about how heartbreaking the book is. The film has heartbreak but a bittersweet kind that makes you want to experience it all again. The book however has a more deeply sad ending (at least in my eyes), the entire last part showing just how much Elio's life has become defined by the relationship he can't have with Oliver.

[@xelakram]

@@eoincampbell1584 Thanks for your explanation. It is a heartbreaking story. I have read the book twice and watched the film umpteen times! :-) Like you, I found the end of the book perhaps a little sadder than the ending of the film. But the film was sad enough! I have never watched a film so many times before. In fact, I lost track of how many times I watched the film. I've maxed out now, though. I'll have to give it a break for a while before watching it again!!! :-) It's a great story. I was alone over the Christmas period and that movie (and book) kept me company.

[@blue---monday]

Damn, is there even a way for this man to not be poetic in his choice of words? i thought he has yhe ability to elaborate beautifully only in words, but he did that even in speaking. I was so taken when he started talking about his process of writing about lavenders and after shave! Lol. Lavenders! After-shave! I didn't even know one can be poetic about those two seemingly trivial things.

[@romecarpio4107]

i wish i have never read the book

[@third_6117]

ikr that book ruined me

[@livl5168]

Surely he was inspired by Maurice? It’s basically the same story; 2 men fall in love. One goes with woman. Sad ending

[@MegaKahili]

He says he was more directly inspired by the novel Olivia, by Dorothy Strachey!