{"product_id":"giovannis-room-von-james-baldwin-2","title":"Giovanni's Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\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 his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. His decision eventually brings tragedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite... a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Excruciating beauty' \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9780141186351\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9780241718599\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9780141186351","offer_id":56956837101893,"sku":"9780141186351","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover - 9780241718599","offer_id":48879856582981,"sku":"9780241718599","price":21.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/379115c3-15ea-4deb-b4bb-0992e8ae9ee8.jpg?v=1782014660","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/giovannis-room-von-james-baldwin-2","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}