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André Aciman (Alexandria, January 2, 1951) is an American writer.
He is the author of numerous essays, memoirs, and novels, one of which won the Whiting Award. He is a professor of Comparative Literature at the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Considered one of the most stimulating voices in contemporary fiction, Aciman distinguishes himself by his ability to describe and capture all the facets of human emotion. He is the author of... Outside of Egypt, winner of the Whiting Prize, False Papers: Essays in Exile and Memory and Eight White Nights. Call Me By Your Name It received the Lambda Literary Award and served as inspiration for the screenplay of the film of the same title, which won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay in 2018.