ANDRE ACIMAN
u003cpu003eu003cbu003eFrom the highly acclaimed author of u003ciu003eOut of Egyptu003c/iu003e andu003ciu003e Call Me by Your Nameu003c/iu003e, a series of linked essays on memory by "the poet of disappointed love--and of the city" (u003ciu003eNew York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003e).u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eIn these fourteen essays Andre Aciman, one of the most poignant stylists of his generation, dissects the experience of loss, moving from his forced departure from Alexandria as a teenager, though his brief stay in Europe and finally to the home he's made (and half invented) on Manhattan's Upper West Side.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFrom u003ciu003eu003cbu003eFalse Papersu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003e: u003ciu003eWe remember not because we have something we wish to go back to, nor because memories are all we have. We remember because memory is our most intimate, most familiar gesture. Most people are convinced I love Alexandria. In truth, I love remembering Alexandria. For it is not Alexandria that is beautiful. Remembering is beautiful.u003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e