Giovanni's Room
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Set in the contemporary Paris of American expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. James Baldwin's brilliant narrative delves into the mystery of loving with a sharp, probing imagination, and he creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the heart.
Dark & BroodingHeartbreakingHeartfelt & EmotionalThought-ProvokingWho Am I?Desire versus dutyThe prison of self-deceptionFear of authentic identity
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