Giovanni’s Room: Penguin Modern Classics

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A classic novel selected as one of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our World.’ This powerful story, described as ‘Exquisite … a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring’ by the Guardian, explores the life of David, a young American in 1950s Paris. As David awaits his fiancée’s return from Spain, he finds himself entangled in an intense affair with Giovanni, a captivating Italian barman. Torn between his true desires and societal expectations, David ultimately rejects Giovanni for a seemingly secure future as a married man. This decision tragically shapes his fate. ‘Giovanni’s Room’ is a profound exploration of passion, regret, and longing. Hailed as ‘Audacious… remarkable… elegant and courageous’ by Caryl Phillips, this landmark in gay literature delves into the intertwined themes of race, sexuality, and personal freedom, a testament to James Baldwin’s groundbreaking courage as an author.

About the Author

James Baldwin was born in 1924 in New York. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), which evokes his experiences as a boy preacher in Harlem, was an immediate success. Baldwin’s second novel, Giovanni’s Room (1956) has become a landmark of gay literature and Another Country (1962) caused a literary sensation. His searing essay collections Notes of a Native Son (1955) and Nobody Knows My Name (1961) contain many of the works that made him an influential figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Baldwin published several other collections of non-fiction, including The Fire Next Time (1963) and No Name in the Street (1972). His short stories are collected in Going to Meet the Man (1965). His later works include the novels Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone (1968), If Beale Street Could Talk (1974) and Just Above My Head (1979).James Baldwin won a number of literary fellowships: a Eugene F. Saxon Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Partisan Review Fellowship and a Ford Foundation grant. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1986. He died in 1987 in France

9780141186351 ISBN
Classic Fiction
Literature & Fiction