Tag: call me by your name
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gay love stories so often end badly
One of the books that had a big impact on me as a young man and on my sexual identity was “Maurice”, written by E.M. Foster, only published after his death in 1971. Ivory Merchant turned it in a beautiful film, that was re-released in 2017 to celebrate its 30th birthday. It tells the love…
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harvard square
Zijn vorig boek “Call me by your name” had me niet echt te pakken. Met “Harvard Square” slaagt AndrĂ© Aciman daar wel in. Het is het verhaal van twee inwijkelingen in Boston eind de jaren ’70. De ene is een Jood uit Egypte, die aan Harvard studeert, zich wil conformeren met Amerika en er professor…