{"product_id":"giovannis-room-paperback","title":"Giovanni's Room (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eBaldwin's ground-breaking second novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, which established\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e him \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e one of the great American writers of his time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDavid, 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. His decision eventually brings tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFilled 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'Exquisite... a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'Excruciating beauty' \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"James Baldwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43443303841970,"sku":"9780141186351","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780141186351.jpg?v=1732274554","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/giovannis-room-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}