James Baldwin’s ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time.moreDavid, 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 true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a ‘safe’ future as a married man. His decision eventually brings tragedy. 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.
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2001
Origin: United Kingdom
Language: English
Pages: 158
Length × Width × Height: 20 × 13 × 1 cm
Article Number: 28810