Italy as a Muse: A Conversation with Novelist ANDRÉ ACIMAN 

Call Me By your name is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. Never enjoyed a book like this one before.

Aw! How great that Nicole (Timothée's mother) was in the audience listening to Aciman praise her son without him even knowing it.

Thank you so much for uploading this video. Andre Aciman is such an eloquent speaker and poignant stylist. The interviewer Giancarlo Lombardi is very insightful and knowledgeable about Aciman's work. In my wildest dream, I would like to have my dinner party guests with Aciman and Proust sitting at each end of the table. Except that I won't be able to join the conversation as I will be too dazzled by their presence to talk.

What a nice interview! It made me have a better knowledge of the author and appreciate even more the excellent movie ‘Call me by your name ‘!

It is VERY frustrating not hearing the comments/questions from audience members. Would appreciate mikes in the audience

what a joy to watch and listen to

What an intellectual and intelligent conversation! Wish to see more talks like this.

I did not want this to end

I keep getting more bigger a fan of Aciman

best book and movie of recent memory thank u sir!!!!

What a brilliant intellectual.

it is interesting how he didn't talk about his Turkish side, I was curious about this part of him also

Lovely to listen

You can’t just say “I want you “ and leave it at that. The emotion needs to be explored and examined. WHAT do you want from that person? Does the person exemplify how you want to be but aren’t? Do you need to be accepted and approved of by such a figure? You can’t just say “I want” . The desire must be understood.

Italy can be nice and romantic in some places where you can isolate yourself from the struggle many Italians have to endeavour. Being a rich guy, Aciman has most likely avoided the less glorious places of Italy

but the struggle for the fruit and elio sobbing on oliver's shoulder was written in the book...

aciman la parla la nostra lingua, non capisco perchè parla in inglese .

*Spoiler Alert* If you don't want to suffer the usual blahblahblah...skip ahead to 7:48. You're welcome.