num_pages: 159
description: 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.
language: English
title: Giovanni's Room
titlecomplete: Giovanni's Room
genres: Fiction, American, Queer, LGBT, Romance, Literature, Classics, Novels, Literary Fiction, Gay
ratings_count: 136277
places: Paris
awards: awardedAt: -410198400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books