Giovanni's Room - Softcover

Baldwin, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440328810 ISBN 13: 9780440328810

Publisher: Laurel, 1988

Synopsis

Set in the contemporary Paris of American  expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds  himself caught between desire and conventional  morality. James Baldwin's brilliant narrative delves  into the mystery of loving with a sharp, probing  imagination, and he creates a moving, highly  controversial story of death and passion that reveals the  unspoken complexities of the heart.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Set in the contemporary Paris of American expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. James Baldwin's brilliant narrative delves into the mystery of loving with a sharp, probing imagination, and he creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the heart.

"A young American involved with both a woman and a man... Baldwin writes of these matters with unusual candor and yet with such dignity and intensity." -- The New York Times

From the Back Cover:

"A young American involved with both a woman and a man... Baldwin writes of these matters with unusual candor and yet with such dignity and intensity." -- The New York Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurel
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0440328810
• ISBN 13: 9780440328810
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 224