Giovanni's Room (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN
- 9780141186351
- Publication year
- 2001
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Format
- Paperback
Description
David is a young American in Paris in the 1950s. He starts an affair with Giovanni, an Italian barman. They meet while his fiancée is away in Spain. She comes back three months later. David then rejects Giovanni to marry her. His choice leads to tragedy.
This is James Baldwin's second novel. It is gay fiction about a love triangle. It looks at desire, regret, and how people deny their sexuality. Baldwin links race and sexuality with the freedom to live one's own life. This paperback is part of the Penguin Modern Classics series.
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