Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin 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. This title is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The groundbreaking novel by one of the most important twentieth-century American writers, now in an Everymans Library Contemporary Classics hardcover edition.Until I die there will be those moments, moments seeming to rise up out of the ground like Macbeths 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...Giovannis 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. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwins classic narrative delves into the mystery of love and tells an impassioned, deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart. Author Biography Born in 1924 in New York City, James Baldwin published the 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, going on to garner acclaim for his insights on race, spirituality and humanity.Other novels included Giovannis Room, Another Country and Just Above My Head as well as essay works like Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time. Having lived in France, he died on December 1, 1987 in Saint-Paul de Vence. Review Audacious ... remarkable ... elegant and courageous -- Caryl PhillipsA powerful book because of the stark simplicity of its drama and the intensity of its vision -- Colm TóibínExquisite ... a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring * Guardian * Promotional The groundbreaking novel by one of the most important twentieth-century American writers, now in an Everymans Library Contemporary Classics hardcover edition. Review Text Audacious ... remarkable ... elegant and courageous Review Quote Audacious ... remarkable ... elegant and courageous Promotional "Headline" The groundbreaking novel by one of the most important twentieth-century American writers, now in an Everymans Library Contemporary Classics hardcover edition. Details ISBN1841593729 Author James Baldwin Year 2016 ISBN-10 1841593729 ISBN-13 9781841593722 Media Book Publication Date 2016-02-04 Pages 200 Publisher Everyman Format Hardcover Language English UK Release Date 2016-02-04 Imprint Everymans Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2016-02-04 NZ Release Date 2016-02-04 Birth 1882 Death 1941 Affiliation Clinical Chief Renal Division Brigham and Womens Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Cambridge Ma USA Position Assistant Professor Qualifications MB Frcp Series Everymans Library CLASSICS DEWEY 813.54 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97346453;

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