{"product_id":"giovannis-room-james-baldwin","title":"Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 sexuality, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man - a decision that will bring tragedy, longing and regret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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), B-format, Englisch, 176 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815885283677,"sku":"K009981642","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/0998164200001A.jpg?v=1788582524","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/giovannis-room-james-baldwin","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}