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The Gentleman From Peru

The Gentleman From Peru

by André Aciman

Publisher Faber & Faber

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  • UK First Edition, First Printing


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About the book

We spend more time than we know trying to go back. We call it fantasising, we call it dreaming. . . but we're all crawling back, each in his or her own way.

A group of college friends find themselves marooned at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. While their boat is being repaired, they can't help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest - a mysterious, white-bearded stranger who sits on the veranda each night and smokes one cigarette, sometimes two. When the group decides to invite the elegant traveller to lunch with them, they cannot begin to imagine the miraculous abilities, strange wisdom, and a life-changing story he is about to impart to one of the friends in particular. . .

Deeply atmospheric and sensual, 
The Gentleman From Peru weaves achingly poignant insight into a story of regret, fate and epic love.

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About the Author

André Aciman

André Aciman is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofCall Me By Your Name, Out of Egypt, Eight White Nights, False Papers, Alibis, andHarvard Square,Enigma Variations,Find Me,and the essay collectionHomo Irrealis. He's the editor ofThe Proust Projectand teaches comparative literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He lives with his wife in Manhattan.

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