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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 Phillips
David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancee 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 fiancee 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 Toibin
'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als
'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips
David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancee 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 fiancee 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 Toibin
'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als
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| Författare: | James Baldwin |
| Titel: | Giovanni's Room |
|---|---|
| Typ: | Bok |
| Kategori: | Böcker/Övrigt |
| Releasedatum: | 2007-08-02 |
| Registreringsdatum: | 2025-08-11 |
| Artikelnummer: | 708881 |
| Lagerstatus: | Beställningsvara Leveranstid: från 14 vardagar |
| EAN: | 9780141032948 |
| ISBN: | 0141032948 |
| Språk: | Engelska |
| Bandtyp: | |
| Mått(BxHxD): | 110x180x10 mm |
| Omfång: | 160 sidor |
| Vikt: | 99 gram |
| Titel: | Giovanni's Room |
| Förlag: | Penguin Books Ltd. |
| Suite: | PENGUIN GREAT LOVES |
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