Early Gay Romance novel. Hard to find in such good condition. Eloquent and romantic novel, very thought provoking published recently as part of a great loves series this is certainly a must read gay romance that has many deeper undercurrents and is an intensely thought provoking novel.
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James Baldwin's 1973 novel "Giovanni's Room" is a rare and classic work within the LGBT genre. Published by Corgi in paperback format, the book is intended for an adult audience and is written in English. This novel explores themes of identity, sexuality, and prejudice in a gripping and emotionally charged story that continues to resonate with readers today. A must-have for fans of Baldwin's work and those interested in exploring the complexities of the LGBTQ+ community in literature.
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Depending on the number of pages of the published novel, the depth of the book may be different than pictured. The complete and unabridged published novel. Paperback edition in English language. A beautiful hardcover book, quarter-bound in leather.
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Giovanni's Room. Year Published: 1963. Third Impression. 248 pages. Cream dust jacket over orange cloth covered boards with dual colour spine lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing.
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Hardback.
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Paperback.
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One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' 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 'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' Guardian David, 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.
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Do we know how to live in a purely queer world not defined by resistance or self-hatred?'. Giovanni's Room. Audience General. -- Garth Greenwell Guardian . Format Hardcover. AU Release Date 2024-11-04.
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Giovanni's Room is a profound exploration of love and identity, set in a Parisian backdrop. The novel tells the story of David, an American expatriate who grapples with his sexual orientation and his relationship with Giovanni, an Italian bartender. Through David's inner turmoil and the conflicts he faces, Baldwin delves into themes of societal expectations and personal desire. .
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In Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin tells the story of David, a young American living in Paris who is grappling with his sexual identity and a disastrous love affair with an Italian man named Giovanni. Set against the backdrop of a cultural crossroads, Baldwin's exploration of forbidden love, longing, and identity resonates deeply with themes of alienation and acceptance. .
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'Until I die there will be those moments, moments seeming to rise up out of the ground like Macbeth’s witches, when his face will come before me, that face in all its changes, when the exact timbre of his voice and tricks of his speech will nearly burst my ears, when his smell will overpower my nostrils...'Giovanni's Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni.
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Einband leicht berieben/gebräunt. Seiten altersbedingt gebräunt, ansonsten gut erh. ISBN: 9783499109997.
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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 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.
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‘I never in a million years thought I’d be lucky enough to illustrate another book for The Folio Society so I was thrilled to bits when I was approached to illustrate Giovanni’s Room last year. 50 copies of this edition have been signed by Lela Harris and Hilton Als.
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1 GIOVANNI'S ROOM 1967 VGC. 1, JAWS PETER BENCHLEY PAN 2nd PRINTING 1975 LIGHT CREASE TO FRONT COVER CORNER AND ALONG SPINE WHERE COVER ATTACHED TO BOOK VGC. AGE RELATED WEAR TO SPINE VGC ALL BOOKS ARE GOOD TO VERY GOOD FOR THEIR AGES.
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