PublishedPenguin Modern Classics, December 2004 |
ISBN9780141186351 |
FormatSoftcover, 176 pages |
Dimensions19.7cm × 12.9cm × 1.2cm |
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.
Izzy has a background in English literature and creative writing. She is our arts and design aficionado here at Boffins and enjoys reading biographies, poetry, and modern classics. She has a keen interest in film and music and will always be up for a chat about The Beatles or Bruce Springsteen.
A classic of queer literature, 'Giovanni's Room' is a heart-shattering novel about a fated love triangle in 1950s Paris. James Baldwin is nothing short of a literary genius and I would have to call this my favourite book of all time!
