Giovanni's room

No cover — James Baldwin: Giovanni's room (1963, Corgi)

Considered an 'audacious' second novel, GIOVANNI'S ROOM is set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence. This now-classic story of a fated love triangle explores, with uncompromising clarity, the conflicts between desire, conventional morality and sexual identity.

50 editions

English language

Published Oct. 5, 1963 by Corgi.

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Gossamerchild@bookwyrm.social reviewed Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (Penguin Modern Classics)

5.0 stars

I cannot believe I haven't read anything by Baldwin until now. This was stunning. Difficult to read at times, but really truly spectacular.