Giovanni's Room: Introduction by Colm T?ib?n by James Baldwin (English) Hardcove

Description: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, Colm Toibin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "Originally published ... by Dial Press, New York, in 1956"--Title page verso. Publisher Description Set among the bohemian bars and nightclubs of 1950s Paris, this groundbreaking novel about love and the fear of love is "a book that belongs in the top rank of fiction" (The Atlantic). • With an Introduction by Colm Tóibín, New York Times bestselling author of The Master.David 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 Giovannis curtainless room, which he keeps dark to protect their privacy. But Hellas return to Paris brings the affair to a crisis, one that rapidly spirals into tragedy.Caught 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, Giovannis Room tells an impassioned, deeply moving story that lays bare the unspoken complexities of the human heart. Author Biography JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time 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.COLM TÓIBÍN is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning author. His novels include The Master, winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Le prix du meilleur livre étranger, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction; and Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Novel Award. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. Details ISBN 1101907746 ISBN-13 9781101907740 Title Giovanni's Room Author James Baldwin, Colm Toibin Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 200 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:141731176; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN: 9781101907740

Book Title: Giovanni's Room : Introduction by Colm Tóibín

Number of Pages: 200 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Topic: Classics, African American / General, Literary

Publication Year: 2016

Item Height: 0.6 in

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 11.2 Oz

Author: James Baldwin

Item Length: 8.3 in

Item Width: 5.2 in

Book Series: Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Ser.

Format: Hardcover