num_pages: 224
description: Set in the contemporary Paris of American  expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds  himself caught between desire and conventional  morality. James Baldwin's brilliant narrative delves  into the mystery of loving with a sharp, probing  imagination, and he creates a moving, highly  controversial story of death and passion that reveals the  unspoken complexities of the heart.
language: English
title: Giovanni's Room
titlecomplete: Giovanni's Room
genres: Literature, American, Classics, Queer, Literary Fiction, Novels, LGBT, Fiction, Gay, Romance
ratings_count: 136268
places: Paris
awards: awardedAt: -410198400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Laurel