Dej mi sv jmno Aciman Andr (2022)

This Czech-language novel tells the story of an unexpected and powerful love between the adolescent Elio and the slightly older Oliver, set in a villa on a cliff on the Italian Riviera. Neither is prepared for the consequences of their mutual attraction, so at first they pretend indifference. Over the following restless summer days, however, their passion, carried by relentless currents of obsession, fear, fascination and desire, grows, and the two young men cautiously begin to explore their feelings. Deep within them, a love is born that lasts six weeks and gives them an experience that will mark them for the rest of their lives. On the Riviera and during one sultry evening in Rome, they discover something they may never find again: complete intimacy. In his honest, unsentimental and heartbreaking elegy to human passion, Andr Aciman portrays the psychological manoeuvres that accompany attraction with exceptional skill. The novel treats its readers without kid gloves, makes no illusions and remains entirely unforgettable.