Giovanni's Room

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. After three months David''s fiancée returns and, denying his sexuality, he rejects Giovanni for a ''safe'' future as a married man ― a decision that will bring tragedy, longing and regret.

Author: James Baldwin

Publisher: Penguin

Released Date: 2001

ISBN: 9780141186351