André Aciman

2 months ago | japan.stripes.com | Tamala Malerk |André Aciman

Valentine's day background with open book and heart-shaped pages () Valentine’s Day can be a contentious holiday. Some people revel in the flowers, chocolate and air of romance. My angsty teen self referred to it as “Singles Awareness Day,” and now my spouse just bugs me every year about not wanting to do anything special.

Nov 25, 2024 | standard.co.uk | André Aciman |Saskia Kemsley

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Nov 25, 2024 | inkl.com | André Aciman

First and foremost, the winter months ensure bookworms can cancel plans, cosy up indoors, and devour that uber-long fantasy series which has been sitting untouched on the bookshelf for weeks. With a warming cup of tea in hand and a fluffy blanket on our laps, we rejoice as the temperatures begin to drop, social plans slowly stop, and we can finally use our Christmas break to tick off those must-reads which have been gathering dust throughout the year.

Nov 21, 2024 | theadvertiser.ie | André Aciman

By By André AcimanReviewed by Lucy Keane The well-known writer André Aciman’s new book is a heartwarming, highly-entertaining coming-of-age memoir of one year spent in Rome in the mid-1960’s during a formative period in his teenage years. It tells the story of the expulsion of Andre’s Jewish family from Egypt during Nasser’s 20-year tyrannical reign in that country. Aciman was 16 when his family were forced to flee Egypt and re-settle for a period of time in Italy enroute to America.

Nov 4, 2024 | alaskabeacon.com | James Brooks |André Aciman

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will pay $89,000 to settle a lawsuit that challenged the district’s decision to unilaterally remove several books from school libraries. The settlement was disclosed Thursday in online court records. The decision came two months after a federal judge ruled that the district improperly removed more than four dozen books from school libraries amid parental complaints about their content.