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Penguin Modern Classics: Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
- Penguin Modern Classics
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Publisher | Penguin Modern Classics |
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ISBN | 9780141186351 |
Publication date | May 2017 |
Edition | Pb (B) |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Pages | 176 |
Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
Description
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.