EAN: 9780141186351

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One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel which established him as one of the great American writers of his time David a young American in 1950s Paris is waiting for his fiancée 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 fiancée returns and denying his true nature he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. His 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. 'Exquisite... a feat of fire-breathing imaginative daring' Guardian 'Excruciating beauty' San Francisco Chronicle 'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips

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