{"product_id":"room-on-the-sea-three-novellas-hardcover","title":"Room on the Sea: Three Novellas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndré Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree hypnotic novellas about obsessional love, missed connections, and enduring regret by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe short fictions in \u003ci\u003eRoom on the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e deal with the heart-wrenching vicissitudes of amorous ambivalence, in André Aciman's inimitably nostalgic, lyric style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Gentleman from Peru\" tells the story of the life-changing encounter of a group of friends with an enigmatic solitary guest in a hotel on the Amalfi Coast. \"Room on the Sea\" is a dialogue between a man and a woman who meet on jury duty and embark on a complex relationship. \"Mariana\" is a modern retelling of a famous seventeenth-century novel about a love affair between a nun and a swashbuckling, unreliable aristocrat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo one writes about the ups and downs, the yeses and nos, of contemporary love like Aciman. As \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) writes: \"You don't so much read André Aciman's novels as tumble breathlessly into them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Roman Year\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Find Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Eight White Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Out of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e False Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Alibis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Enigma Variations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHomo Irrealis\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Proust Project\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches comparative literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and lives with his wife in Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45824026575034,"sku":"9780374613419","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/1793\/3754\/files\/7lavkUZ4Xe9780374613419.webp?v=1777902685","url":"https:\/\/awbww.com\/products\/room-on-the-sea-three-novellas-hardcover","provider":"ALEX W. BRANDT WORDS AND WORKS LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}