Giovanni's room
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Book-of-the-Month Club, 1993.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
248 pages : portrait ; 22 cm.
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Description
"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.
1950's Paris. After a homosexual experience in adolescence, David represses the impulses he finds unacceptable. In Paris he has an affair with Hella Lincoln, and proposes marriage. She considers his proposal on a trip to Spain, David has an affair lasting several months with Giovanni, an Italian bartender. Still unable to reconcile homosexuality with the life he envisions for himself, David travels with Hella, but is discovered by her in a gay bar with a sailor as he struggles to accept himself.
1950's Paris. After a homosexual experience in adolescence, David represses the impulses he finds unacceptable. In Paris he has an affair with Hella Lincoln, and proposes marriage. She considers his proposal on a trip to Spain, David has an affair lasting several months with Giovanni, an Italian bartender. Still unable to reconcile homosexuality with the life he envisions for himself, David travels with Hella, but is discovered by her in a gay bar with a sailor as he struggles to accept himself.
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PS3552.A45 G5 1984
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Feb 14, 2024
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.9, 9 Points
Level 5.9, 9 Points
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Dial, 1956.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Baldwin, J. (1993). Giovanni's room. New York, Book-of-the-Month Club.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. 1993. Giovanni's Room. New York, Book-of-the-Month Club.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, Giovanni's Room. New York, Book-of-the-Month Club, 1993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Baldwin, James. Giovanni's Room. New York, Book-of-the-Month Club, 1993.
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