[콜 미 바이 유어 네임] 후속 Find Me 2019년 10월 29일 출간

“Find Me” by André Aciman (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, Oct. 29)

 

클래식 피아니스트가 된 엘리오를 만나기 위해 로마행 기차에 오른 엘리오의 아버지 새뮤얼 펄먼. 우연히 개 한 마리와 함께 앞자리에 앉은 미란다를 만난다. 그 만남으로 새뮤얼은 아내와 헤어진 뒤 무력했던 인생에 큰 변화를 맞는다. 시간이 흘러 엘리오는 파리 생트U성당에서 열린 실내악 연주회에서 만난 미셸을 통해 텅 빈 듯한 마음을 달래며 다시금 사랑의 의미를 깨닫는다. 한편 뉴잉글랜드 대학의 교수가 된 올리버는 아내 미콜, 아이들과 함께 지내면서도 마음 한편에서 들려오는 목소리에 흔들리는 자신을 발견하는데…….

 

In 2017,  Luca Guadagnino released “Call Me by Your Name” — or the film that sparked a furious uptick in lusty peach emoji usage. It’s a lush, tender story of first love between 17-year-old Elio and his father’s 24-year-old graduate student, Oliver. 

It’s based on the 2007 novel of the same name by André Aciman, which is equally cinematic; and since the film’s release, fans were eager for a second novel (which would, perhaps, lead to a film sequel). When asked about that prospect in 2017, Aciman replied, "the problem with a sequel is that you need plot.” 

But in “Find Me,” that much-awaited sequel, Aciman found one that is just as intimate and touching as its predecessor, delicately propelled by a tireless inquiry into the nature and longevity of true love. We open on a familiar character — Samuel, Elio’s father. He’s on a train from Florence to Rome, visiting his son who has become a talented classical pianist. 

While traveling, he begins speaking with a bright, young photographer with an acerbic wit. Her name is Miranda and, like Sami, is an American expatriate. She’s much younger than — about half his age, give or take a few years — but their connection is immediate. By the end of the trip, both have variations of the same thought: “I’ve known you for less than an hour on a train. Yet you totally understand me.” 

Sami and Miranda are left to figure out if they have a future, and what that would even look like. 

Elio has started a new relationship of his own with a Parisian attorney name Michael. It’s a pleasant relationship, but memories of Oliver become more vivid and present with each day that passes. 

Meanwhile, Oliver is living in New England. He has a good life; he’s a college professor with a family. But, like Elio, his lingering memories of their affair are increasingly evocative. But will it be enough to cause him to traverse the Atlantic again? 

While “Find Me” is very much an exploration of age-old drivers like love, lust and romance, it never falls into cliche. Instead, Aciman deconstructs what makes up our concept of intimacy through his masterful use of emotional nuance and detail, and then builds it back up again — all to a satisfying end. — Ashlie D. Stevens

 

그러나 대망의 속편 인“Find Me”에서 Aciman은 전임자와 마찬가지로 친밀하고 감동적인 것을 발견했습니다. 진정한 사랑의 본질과 장수에 대한 지칠 줄 모르는 탐구로 섬세하게 추진되었습니다. 우리는 친숙한 캐릭터, 엘리오의 아버지 사무엘을 엽니 다. 그는 피렌체에서 로마까지 기차를 타고 재능있는 클래식 피아니스트가 된 아들을 방문하고 있습니다.

여행하는 동안 그는 밝고 젊은 사진 작가와 함께 비 꼬리 위트를 가지고 말하기 시작합니다. 그녀의 이름은 미란다이며, 사미처럼 미국의 외국인입니다. 그녀는 나이보다 절반 정도 더 젊거나 몇 년을 주거나 몇 년이 걸리지 만 그들의 연결은 즉각적입니다. 여행이 끝날 무렵, 둘 다 같은 생각을 가지고 있습니다.“기차를 타고 1 시간도 채 걸리지 않았습니다. 그러나 당신은 나를 완전히 이해합니다.”

Sami와 Miranda는 미래가 있는지, 그리고 그것이 어떻게 보일지 알아 내야합니다.

Elio는 자신의 파리 변호사 변호사 Michael과 새로운 관계를 시작했습니다. 유쾌한 관계이지만 올리버의 기억은 날이 갈수록 더욱 생생하고 선물로 변합니다.

올리버는 뉴 잉글랜드에 살고 있습니다. 그는 좋은 삶을 살고 있습니다. 그는 가족과 함께 대학 교수입니다. 그러나 Elio와 마찬가지로, 그들의 일에 대한 그의 기억은 계속 떠오르고 있습니다. 그러나 그가 대서양을 다시 횡단하게하는 것으로 충분할까요?

“Find Me”는 사랑, 정욕, 로맨스와 같은 노년층 운전자를 많이 탐구하지만 결코 진부한 상황에 빠지지는 않습니다. 대신 Aciman은 정서적 뉘앙스와 디테일을 능숙하게 사용하여 친밀감 개념을 구성하는 요소를 해체 한 다음 다시 만족스러운 결과로 다시 구축합니다. — 애슐리 디 스티븐스