Call Me by Your Name
André Aciman's Call Me by Your Name (2007) is an M/M romance and gay fiction novel. It takes readers to Bergamo and Italy in 1984. It features Elio Perlman and Oliver. It deals with LGBT, Summer, love and teenage boys.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 75 ratings, and 1,221 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions across 6 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Trade Fiction Paperback bestseller list in 2018.
It runs to roughly 256 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Call Me by Your Name
It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Awards & lists
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards — Gay Fiction (winner)
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Trade Fiction Paperback, 2018
Quick answers
Who wrote Call Me by Your Name?
Call Me by Your Name was written by André Aciman and first published in 2007.
What genre is Call Me by Your Name?
It is usually shelved as M/M Romance and Gay Fiction.
How long is Call Me by Your Name?
The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Call Me by Your Name?
Readers who like it often enjoy Dream Boy, Two Boys Kissing and Satyricon.
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