β Scribed by AndrΓ© Aciman
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011
Celebrated as one of the most poignant stylists of his generation, AndrΓ© Aciman has written a luminous series of linked essays about time, place, identity, and art that show him at his very finest. From beautiful and moving pieces about the memory evoked by the scent of lavender; to meditations on cities like Barcelona, Rome, Paris, and New York; to his sheer ability to unearth life secrets from an ordinary street corner, Alibis reminds the reader that Aciman is a master of the personal essay.
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