{"product_id":"giovannis-room-pb-w3","title":"James Baldwin: Giovanni's Room (Penguin Modern Classics) [2001] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaldwin's ground-breaking second novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, which established\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e him \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e one of the great American writers of his time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancee 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 fiancee returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. His decision eventually brings tragedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Filled with passion, regret and longing, this story of a fated love triangle has become a landmark of gay writing. James Baldwin caused outrage as a black author writing about white homosexuals, yet for him the issues of race, sexuality and personal freedom were eternally intertwined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite... a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Excruciating beauty' \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baldwin, James \u0026 Phillips, Caryl","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42149665898681,"sku":"9780141186351","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":49673454911827,"sku":"XG80141186351","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47027720880467,"sku":"XV80141186351","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":49192424243539,"sku":"XE80141186351","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/baldwin-james-phillips-caryl-james-baldwin-giovanni-s-room-penguin-modern-classics-2001-paperback-57986371682643.jpg?v=1738503512","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/giovannis-room-pb-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}