Giovanni's Room: A Novel (Unabridged)
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel with a new introduction.
Giovanni's Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwin's classic narrative delves into the mystery of love and tells a deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.
Customer Reviews
Stunning
Matt Bomer does a specTACular job as the narrator of James Baldwin’s powerful book, switching adeptly from French, to Italian, to American English accents without missing a beat. The story is as topical today as it was when written in the 1950s. But there’s one major flaw: Since “Giovanni’s Room” is kinda short, this new edition includes a “Forward” by Kevin Young. WHO? For 28 minutes at the beginning of this recording, he rattles off one Spoiler after another! He eventually makes it a bit of a biography, but this ain’t no Forward. If you want to experience this novel in the way that the author intended, SKIP THE FIRST 28 MINUTES. I wish I did.