Giovanni’s Room // Deluxe Edition

A deluxe edition of James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel with a new introduction and a stunning package.

Giovanni’s Roomis set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwin’s classic narrative delves into the mystery of love and tells a deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.

James Baldwin (19241987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel,Go Tell It on the Mountain,appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collectionsNotes of a Native SonandThe Fire Next Timewere bestsellers that made him an influential figure in the growing civil rights movement. Baldwin spent much of his life in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in France in 1987, a year after being made a Commander of the French Legion of Honor.

• Paperback:192pages
• Publisher: Knopf Vintage(June4, 2024)
• Language:English
• ISBN-13: 9780593688960
• Product Dimensions:5.2 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight:7ounces