I stand at the window of this great house in the south of France as night falls, the night which is leading me to the most terrible morning of my life.
An edition of Giovanni's Room
(1956)
Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
- 504 Want to read
- 24 Currently reading
- 59 Have read
Share
×Close
"Set in the 1950s, Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality"--Page 4 of cover.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: Russian English
Subjects
Race relations, African Americans, Psychology, Afro-Americans, Giovanni, Nikki, Fiction, Americans in fiction, Americans, Sexual behavior, Homosexuality in fiction, Sexual orientation, Men, Bisexuals in fiction, Men in fiction, Sexual orientation in fiction, Homosexuality, Bisexuals, Classic Literature, Gay men, LGBTQ novels, Fiction, african american, general, Fiction, gay, Paris (france), fiction, FICTION / African American / General, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Literary, Fiction, romance, general, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, psychological, Fiction, african american & black, general, LGBTQ novels before Stonewall, American literature, Hommes, Romans, nouvelles, Sexualité, Homosexualité, Orientation sexuelle, Bisexuels, African American, General, Literary, Classics, Bohemianism, Blacks, Americans--france--fiction, Sexual orientation--fiction, Bisexuals--fiction, Ps3552.a45 g5 2001, 813/.54Places
United States, France, Paris (France)Showing 7 featured editions. View all 61 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
cccc
|
2
|
eeee
|
3
|
eeee
|
4
|
eeee
|
5
|
aaaa
|
6
|
eeee
|
7
|
eeee
|
Book Details
Classifications
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
Better World Books recordInternet Archive item record
Promise Item
marc_columbia MARC record
marc_columbia MARC record
harvard_bibliographic_metadata record
Work Description
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.
Excerpts
added anonymously.
Community Reviews (2)
Pace 2
Medium paced
100%
Enjoyability 1
Neutral
100%
Clarity 1
Disorganized
100%
Difficulty 1
Intermediate
100%
Genres 1
Fiction
50%
Drama
50%
Mood 1
Gloomy
100%
Length 1
Medium
100%
Content Warnings 1
Offensive language
50%
Adult themes
50%
Purpose 1
Broaden perspective
100%
Lists
See All
History
- Created August 11, 2019
- 11 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| October 10, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| July 29, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 10, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 8, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| August 11, 2019 | Created by Tara Vancil | Added new book. |