Alexander Aciman

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{{Short description|American writer and journalist}}

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|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1990}}

|birth_place = New York City, U.S.

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  • journalist}}

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|alma_mater = University of Chicago

|father = André Aciman

|mother = Susan Wiviott

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Alexander Aciman (born 1990){{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/227397/alexander-aciman|title=Alexander Aciman|work=Penguin Random House|accessdate=2 October 2018}} is an American writer and journalist. His work has appeared in Tablet Magazine,{{cite web|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/author/alexander-aciman|title=Alexander Aciman|work=Tablet Magazine|accessdate=17 October 2013}} The New York Times, Vox, The New Republic, The New Yorker online, Time magazine,{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/2884757/the-magic-of-dubliners//|title=Alexander Aciman|magazine=Time magazine|access-date=17 October 2013}} and The Paris Review online. He is a graduate of The University of Chicago, and when he was a freshman co-authored Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less, published by Penguin Classics.

Early life

Aciman is the son of writer André Aciman{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aaciman/status/503297959576870913?lang=en/|title=My inspired and lyrical son, Alex. Via @nprbooks: As Summer Winds Down, Wistful Dreams Of A 'Lost Estate'http://n.pr/1tA4qLd|first=André|last=Aciman|date=Aug 23, 2014|accessdate=Nov 24, 2019}} and Susan Wiviott, a non-profit executive.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-wiviott-73aa824a/|title=Susan Wiviott|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=Dec 30, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebridgeny.org/leadership|title=Leadership|website=The Bridge New York|accessdate=Nov 24, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://quotes.wsj.com/KDMN/company-people/executive-profile/119920163|title=KDMN Company Profile & Executives - Kadmon Holdings Inc. - Wall Street Journal|website=quotes.wsj.com|accessdate=Nov 24, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917071357/https://quotes.wsj.com/KDMN/company-people/executive-profile/119920163|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=138360311&privcapId=4585358 |title=Susan Wiviott: Executive Profile & Biography |publisher=Bloomberg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034226/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=138360311&privcapId=4585358 |archive-date=2018-09-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketscreener.com/KADMON-HOLDINGS-INC-30325867/|title=KADMON HOLDINGS, INC. : KDMN Stock Price | MarketScreener|website=www.marketscreener.com|accessdate=Nov 24, 2019}} He has two brothers, Philip and Michael, who are twins.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2017/11/20/call-me-by-your-name-author-dont-be-afraid-of-same-sex-crushes/|title='Call Me by Your Name' author: Don't be afraid of same-sex crushes|date=20 November 2017|publisher=|accessdate=2 May 2018}} Aciman is a graduate of the University of Chicago.

Personal life

As of 2018, Aciman lives in New York City. He is fluent in French.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/opinion/can-a-jew-love-france.html|title=Can A Jew Love France?|work=The New York Times|first=Alexander|last=Aciman|date=January 16, 2018|accessdate=October 2, 2018}}

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