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
ISBN: 978-0-14-118635-1
