Call Me by Your Name book cover by André Aciman

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by André Aciman · 2007

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Genre

Romance

What it is about

Unrequited love
Love
Bisexuality
Coming of age

Where it happens

Italian Riviera

When it happens

1980s

Kind of book

Novel

Ages

Adult

Awards

Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction

About this book

Its subjects in Wikidata: unrequited love, love, bisexuality, coming of age. It is set in Italian Riviera and listed for an audience of adults.

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree · 2022 · Adult

about 320 pages

Why: Both are romance books about love.
- Romance
- Love
What both books share
- romance
  Call Me by Your Name: "Romance" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, contemporary" (OL subject); "romance" (WD genre)
  Legends & Lattes: "Romance" (OL subject); "romance" (WD genre)
- love
  Call Me by Your Name: "Love" (OL subject); "love" (WD main subject)
  Legends & Lattes: "love" (WD main subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Call Me by Your Name; Open Library and Wikidata for Legends & Lattes.
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Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi · 2011 · Young adult

about 360 pages

Why: Both are romance books about love.
- Romance
- Love
What both books share
- romance
  Call Me by Your Name: "Romance" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, contemporary" (OL subject); "romance" (WD genre)
  Shatter Me: "Romance fiction" (OL subject); "romance" (WD genre)
- love
  Call Me by Your Name: "Love" (OL subject); "love" (WD main subject)
  Shatter Me: "Love" (OL subject); "Love stories" (OL subject); "Love, fiction" (OL subject); "Love -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Call Me by Your Name; Open Library and Wikidata for Shatter Me.
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The Notebook
Nicholas Sparks · 1996 · Adult

about 240 pages
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Why: Both are romance books.
- Romance
What both books share
- romance
  Call Me by Your Name: "Romance" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, contemporary" (OL subject); "romance" (WD genre)
  The Notebook: "Fiction, romance, historical" (OL subject); "Romance fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, general" (OL subject); "Romance" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Call Me by Your Name; Open Library and Wikidata for The Notebook.
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Legends & Lattes	shared	shared
Shatter Me	shared	shared
The Notebook	shared	not shared
It Ends with Us	shared	not shared
Water for Elephants	shared	not shared
Vision in White	shared	not shared
Atmosphere	shared	not shared
Red, White & Royal Blue	shared	not shared
Funny Story	shared	not shared
Pretty Little Liars	shared	not shared

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Call Me by Your Name: the facts, checked

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First published: First published in 2007. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: It received the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. Source: Wikidata, citing web.archive.org, checked November 6, 2026.

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