A beautiful new Clothbound edition of Baldwin's ground-breaking novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time

'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips

'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' Guardian

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 sexuality, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man - a decision that will bring tragedy, longing and regret.

'Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation' Colm Toibin

'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als

ÖVRIGT:
Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Inbunden
Författare: James Baldwin
Förlag: Penguin Books Ltd.
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 176 sidor
Mått (bxhxd): 132x204x25 mm
Vikt: 500 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9780241718599
SKU: 854087