Giovanni’s Room
Author: James Baldwin
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.Baldwin’s haunting and controversial second novel is his most sustained treatment of sexuality, and a classic of gay literature. In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American finds himself unable to repress his impulses, despite his determination to live….Read More
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