Andre Aciman
Andre Aciman is an American author of literary fiction novels and non-fiction books. Andre grew up in Egypt, as a Jew of Turkish and Italian descent. With tensions between Egypt and Israel growing, his family left the country and took refuge in Rome, before moving onto the United States. Andre earned a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Lehman College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Harvard University. He and his wife, Susan, have three sons.