Andre Aciman Reading Order

3 books (2001–2019)

Andre Aciman's three-book anthology series, published between 2001 and 2019, gathers essays and reflections from various writers. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Writers on Writing, followed by The Proust Project, and concluding with What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence. Each volume explores distinct themes through the perspectives of multiple contributing authors, offering non-fiction explorations of the writing craft and personal experience.

Start with Writers on Writing and read in order.

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1	Writers on Writing 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Proust Project 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2007–2019)

André Aciman's two-book series spans from 2007 to 2019 and should be read in publication order beginning with Call Me by Your Name. The complete series concludes with Find Me, released twelve years after the first installment. These interconnected novels are best experienced sequentially to follow the narrative arc Aciman develops across both volumes.

Start with Call Me by Your Name and read in order.

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1	Call Me by Your Name 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Find Me 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2026–2026)

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1	Call Me by Your Name: The Graphic Novel(With: Sarah Maxwell) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1980–2024)

Andre Aciman's non-fiction series spans from 1980 to 2024 across nine published works, with new titles continuing to emerge. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Out of Egypt and progressing through recent releases like Homo Irrealis and Roman Year: A Memoir. The collection includes essays, memoirs, and collaborative works that showcase Aciman's distinctive voice across various non-fiction forms.

Start with Out of Egypt, the first of 9 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Out of Egypt 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Letters of Transit 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	False Papers 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Entrez 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Alibis 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Roman Hours(With: Jeannette Montgomery Barron) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Best American Essays 2020(With: Robert Atwan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Homo Irrealis 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Roman Year: A Memoir 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2017–2025)

Andre Aciman's short story collections span from 2017 to 2025, with the series currently ongoing and expected to continue. The two collections published to date are Enigma Variations and Room on the Sea, which should be read in publication order. These works showcase Aciman's exploration of human connection, memory, and desire through interconnected narratives and lyrical prose.

Start with Enigma Variations and read in order.

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1	Enigma Variations 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Room on the Sea 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2010–2021)

Andre Aciman's collection of four standalone novels spans from 2010 to 2021 and should be read in publication order beginning with Eight White Nights. The series appears to be complete, with each book functioning as an independent work rather than a connected narrative. Aciman's novels in this sequence are Eight White Nights, Harvard Square, The Gentleman from Peru (also released as L'ultima estate), and Mariana.

Start with Eight White Nights, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Eight White Nights 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Harvard Square 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Gentleman from Peru / L'ultima estate 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Mariana 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (2011–2021)

The Best American Essays is an annual anthology series edited by Andre Aciman, featuring eleven volumes published from 2011 to 2021. Each year's edition collects the most compelling essays selected from American periodicals and literary journals. The series appears to be complete, with readers best approaching the collection in publication order from 2011 onward, though individual volumes can be read independently as standalone anthologies.

Start with The Best American Essays 2011, the first of 11 books in the The Best American: Essays series.