{"product_id":"giovanni-s-room-james-baldwin-1","title":"Giovanni’s Room | James Baldwin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaldwin'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 fiancee 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 fiancee returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39753704996938,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/3828\/3082\/files\/9780141186351.jpg?v=1735905682","url":"https:\/\/pigeonbooks.live\/products\/giovanni-s-room-james-baldwin-1","provider":"Pigeon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}