Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin - Classic LGBTQ+ Novel, American Literature, Fiction Book for Book Clubs & Reading Enthusiasts | Perfect for Pride Month Reading & Literary Discussions

Author: Baldwin, James

Romance

Published on 2 August 2007 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Great Loves' series.

Paperback / softback | 160 pages
179 x 113 x 10 | 100g

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 fianc¨¦e 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 fianc¨¦e 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 T¨®ib¨ªn'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als