Giovanni's Room

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Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.

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198 printed pages

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Theodore Maurice August "Vanderboom" Scarletshared an impression3 years ago
👍Worth reading
💡Learnt A Lot
🎯Worthwhile
💞Loved Up
🚀Unputdownable
💧Soppy
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Milana Baisultanovashared an impression4 years ago
👍Worth reading
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anahas quoted3 years ago
I simply wondered about the dead because their days had ended and I did not know how I would get through mine.
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Sarasinbookshas quoted25 days ago
My ancestors conquered a continent, pushing across death-laden plains, until they came to an ocean which faced away from Europe into a darker past.
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Laurahas quoted7 months ago
“For a woman,” she said, “I think a man is always a stranger. And there’s something awful about being at the mercy of a stranger.”
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