James Baldwin Giovanni's Room (Paperback) Penguin Great Loves (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Giovanni's RoomCondition: NewEAN: 9780141032948ISBN: 9780141032948Publisher: Penguin ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/02/2007Item Height: 181mmItem Length: 111mmItem Width: 9mmItem Weight: 98gAuthor: James BaldwinLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0141032944Description: 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 AlsCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Penguin Great LovesTopic: RomanceRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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