
Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
Title:
Giovanni's Room
Author:
James Baldwin
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780141032948
EAN:
9780141032948
Classifications:
Romance Fiction
Weight (g):
244
Dimensions (mm):
179 x 113 x 10
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Baldwin''s ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time''Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous'' Caryl PhillipsDavid, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David''s fiancée returns and, denying who he is, he rejects Giovanni for a ''safe'' future as a married man. It is a decision that will bring tragedy.''Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring'' Guardian''Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation'' Colm Tóibín''A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric'' Hilton Als






























