Giovanni's Room Early Novels And Stories - Go Tell It On The Mountain; Giovanni's Room; Another Country; Going To Meet The Man
Synopsis
'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' GuardianDavid, 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.'If Van Gogh was our 19th-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our 20th-century one' Michael Ondaatje'Baldwin writes of these matters with unusual candour and yet with such dignity and intensity' The New York Times'Violent, excruciating beauty' San Francisco ChronicleBook details
- Series:
- Penguin Modern Classics (Book Vol. 17)
- Author:
- James Baldwin, Caryl Phillips
- ISBN:
- 9780141903989
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780141186351
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Pages:
- 200
- Reading age:
- 18+
- Grades:
- Twelfth grade
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2021-02-26
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Copyright by:
- James Baldwin, Caryl Phillips
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction