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Giovanni's Room
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Giovanni's Room
Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, this title presents a story of a fated love triangle that explores the conflicts between desire, conventional morality and sexual identity.
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Considered an audacious second novel, Giovanni's Room is set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence.
This now-classic story of a fated love triangle explores, with uncompromising clarity, the conflicts between desire, conventional morality and sexual identity.
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin is praised for its deep emotional complexity and intimate exploration of themes. Critics note its unflinching examination of love entangled with shame, paradox, and societal constraints. Highlighting Baldwin's bold narrative and elegant prose, reviewers commend the novel's candid portrayal of the challenges in achieving genuine connection free from societal burdens.
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ISBN: 9780141186351
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 October 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Caryl Phillips
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 135g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Born in Harlem in 1924, Baldwin had an early career as a teenage preacher. He lived in Paris from 1948-1956 and his first novels, the autobiographical GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN and GIOVANNI'S ROOM established him as a promising novelist and anticipated some of the themes of his later works, such as racism and sexuality. He became a prominent spokesperson for racial equality, especially during the civil rights movement. He lived in France during his last years. Baldwin died in 1987.
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