by André Aciman
First published 2021
Homo Irrealis follows a writer as he navigates his shifting sense of self and place. Haunted by nostalgic recollections, he drifts between cities and relationships, seeking connection but always feeling out of step with the present. When a long-lost love reappears, he's forced to confront the ghosts of his past and the fleeting nature of human bonds. Aciman's lyrical prose captures the bittersweet beauty of longing and the elusive pursuit of meaning in a transient world.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: lost-love, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-century
258 pages · Kindle Edition · Farrar, Straus and Giroux