Room on the Sea

Room on the Sea by André Aciman

From the bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name comes Room on the Sea, a mesmerizing collection of three novellas that explore the nuances of obsessive love, missed chances, and the quiet ache of memory. With his signature lyricism and emotional depth, André Aciman delivers a masterful meditation on longing and human connection.

In “The Gentleman from Peru,” a group of friends vacationing on the Amalfi Coast encounter a mysterious guest whose presence alters the course of their lives.
“Room on the Sea” chronicles a flirtation-turned-relationship between two jurors whose romantic ambiguity becomes its own form of intimacy.
And in “Mariana,” Aciman reimagines a 17th-century love affair between a cloistered nun and a dashing aristocrat, threading old-world passion through a contemporary lens.

These hypnotic stories offer a poignant exploration of emotional ambivalence, where yearning often overshadows fulfillment, and what’s left unsaid carries the greatest weight.

“You don’t so much read André Aciman’s novels as tumble breathlessly into them.” —The Times (London)

Perfect for fans of literary fiction, romantic introspection, and exquisitely written tales of desire, Room on the Sea captures the delicate intricacies of the human heart with rare precision and beauty.