Giovanni's room
Baldwin, James, 1924-19872001
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David, 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 his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. His decision eventually brings tragedy. Filled with passion, regret and longing, this story of a fated love triangle has become a landmark of gay writing. James Baldwin caused outrage as a black author writing about white homosexuals, yet for him the issues of race, sexuality and personal freedom were eternally intertwined.
Main title:
Giovanni's room / James Baldwin ; with an introduction by Caryl Phillips.
Author:
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2001.
Collation:
xi, 158 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: Michael Joseph, 1957.LGBT Collection
ISBN:
01411863569780141186351
Dewey class:
CLA
Local class:
FAFCL
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
303916
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