André Aciman

An American writer born in Egypt. His family belonged to Sephardic Jews – Jews who once lived on the Iberian Peninsula. The writer's childhood was spent in a multicultural environment where French, Italian, Arabic, and Greek were spoken. This experience significantly influenced his worldview and became an inexhaustible source of inspiration for his works. The writer often draws inspiration from his own life, but his novels are more works of fiction than autobiographical narratives.