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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. 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.
''Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation'' Colm Tóibín
''A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric'' Hilton Als
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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
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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.
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