{"product_id":"9780141032948","title":"Giovanni's room","description":"\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 Tóibìn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baldwin, James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58323841286518,"sku":"9780141032948","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9780141032948.jpg?v=1784810525","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9780141032948","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}