{"product_id":"giovannis-room-by-james-baldwin-1","title":"Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancee 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 fiancee returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Exquisite... a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring'\u003c\/em\u003e Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Excruciating beauty' S\u003c\/em\u003ean Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ 176 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32414775672917,"sku":"","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/products\/9780141186351.jpg?v=1591270998","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/giovannis-room-by-james-baldwin-1","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}