Faber have announced the upcoming publication of Call Me By Your Name: The Graphic Novel, an adaptation of the million-copy bestselling modern classic by André Aciman. First published in 2007, and set in the 1980s, the novel is a gay coming-of-age story that centres student Elio Perlman and scholar Oliver who is visiting Italy. The story, which was later adapted into a film in 2017 (starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer) explores the seductive romance that blooms between the pair, their relationship and the twenty years that follow their first meeting.
Almost two decades after the novel was first published, the international hit is being re-imagined for the first time by comic artist Sarah Maxwell; a Texas-born comic artist and illustrator now based in London. Her clients include “the likes of Playboy, Adidas, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, with commissioned work spanning editorials, advertising, book covers, and the occasional animation.” In 2024, she also published her debut graphic novel Phantom Hearts.
Sarah said: “I am beyond thrilled to be announcing that I’m adapting and illustrating the graphic novel of the bestselling Call Me By Your Name. I’ve been keeping this a secret for the last year and can’t believe it’s time to share this exciting news! What a joy it is to be a part of this queer love story.”
Author André Aciman added: “Call Me Your Name started as a simple fantasy about being in an Italian villa overlooking the sea. I had absolutely no idea this daydream was going to become a story, much less a novel. I fell in love with Elio and Oliver while I was writing. Sarah brings these characters and their world to life in a new way – it is incredible. I am so excited to be working together so more readers can discover Call Me By Your Name in this beautiful graphic novel.”
Publication for the graphic novel adaptation of Call Me By Your Name is scheduled for 11th August 2026 and is available for pre-order now.
Associate Publisher Louisa Joyner acquired World All Languages rights from Claire Paterson Conrad at Janklow & Nesbit.
Louisa said: “Like Elio and Oliver’s millions of fans around the world, I still remember exactly where I was when I first read Call Me By Your Name; that breathless joy at being taken back inside first love. Twenty years on Sarah Maxwell has drawn fresh magic from the alchemy of André Aciman’s original pages. This new graphic iteration of this iconic novel is set to see this endless summer of love take the world over once again.”
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