{"product_id":"giovannis-room-introduction-by-colm-toibin-hardcover","title":"Giovanni's Room: Introduction by Colm Tóibín - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eColm Toibin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet among the bohemian bars and nightclubs of 1950s Paris, t\u003c\/b\u003ehis groundbreaking novel about love and the fear of love is a \u003cb\u003ebook that belongs in the top rank of fiction (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction by Colm Tóibín. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid is a young American expatriate who has just proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Hella. While she is away on a trip, David meets a bartender named Giovanni to whom he is drawn in spite of himself. Soon the two are spending the night in Giovanni's curtainless room, which he keeps dark to protect their privacy. But Hella's return to Paris brings the affair to a crisis, one that rapidly spirals into tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught between his repressed desires and conventional morality, David struggles for self-knowledge during one long, dark night--\"the night which is leading me to the most terrible morning of my life.\" With sharp, probing insight, \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e tells an impassioned, deeply moving story that lays bare the unspoken complexities of the human heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES BALDWIN\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain, \u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e were best sellers that made him an influential figure in the growing civil rights movement. Baldwin spent much of his life in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in France in 1987, a year after being made a Commander of the French Legion of Honor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOLM TÓIBÍN\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning author. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Master, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Le prix du meilleur livre étranger, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction; and \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Costa Novel Award. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52055096918317,"sku":"9781101907740","price":25.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/giovannis-room-introduction-by-colm-toibin-hardcover-4015334.webp?v=1780169345","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/giovannis-room-introduction-by-colm-toibin-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}