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Giovanni's Room : a Novel by James Baldwin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Giovanni's Room : a Novel about?

"Giovanni's Room traces one man's struggle with his sexual identity. In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American finds himself confronting secret desires that jeopardize the conventional life he envisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to a young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and is confounded and tortured as he oscillates between the two." "Now a classic of gay literature, Baldwin's haunting and controversial second novel is his most sustained treatment of sexuality. Examining the agonizing mystery of love and passion in an intensely imagined yet beautifully restrained narrative, Baldwin creates a moving and complex story of death and desire that is revelatory in its insight."--BOOK JACKET.

Who reads Giovanni's Room : a Novel?

Author

James Baldwin

Publisher

New York, N.Y.: Delta Trade Paperbacks

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385334587

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Sociology, History, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.22 / 5 (1,846 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14