{"product_id":"giovannis-room-giovannis-zimmer-englische-ausgabe-james-baldwin","title":"Giovanni's Room. Giovannis Zimmer, englische Ausgabe (James Baldwin)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cb\u003e'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid, 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 who he is, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. It is a decision that will bring tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation' Colm Tóibín\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1924 in New York. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain \u003c\/i\u003e(1953), which evokes his experiences as a boy preacher in Harlem, was an immediate success. Baldwin's second novel, \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room \u003c\/i\u003e(1956) has become a landmark of gay literature and \u003ci\u003eAnother Country \u003c\/i\u003e(1962) caused a literary sensation. His searing essay collections \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son \u003c\/i\u003e(1955) and \u003ci\u003eNobody Knows My Name \u003c\/i\u003e(1961) contain many of the works that made him an influential figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Baldwin published several other collections of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time \u003c\/i\u003e(1963) and \u003ci\u003eNo Name in the Street \u003c\/i\u003e(1972). His short stories are collected in \u003ci\u003eGoing to Meet the Man \u003c\/i\u003e(1965). His later works include the novels \u003ci\u003eTell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone \u003c\/i\u003e(1968), \u003ci\u003eIf Beale Street Could Talk \u003c\/i\u003e(1974) and \u003ci\u003eJust Above My Head \u003c\/i\u003e(1979).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Baldwin won a number of literary fellowships: a Eugene F. Saxon Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a \u003ci\u003ePartisan Review \u003c\/i\u003eFellowship and a Ford Foundation grant. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1986. He died in 1987 in France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 208 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65919482855773,"sku":"K018848537","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1884853700001A.jpg?v=1789394977","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/giovannis-room-giovannis-zimmer-englische-ausgabe-james-baldwin","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}