Giovanni's Room (Deluxe Edition) - Paperback
Giovanni's Room (Deluxe Edition) - Paperback
by James Baldwin (Author), Kevin Young (Introduction by)
A striking deluxe edition of James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel that was decades ahead of its time with its frank exploration of sexuality and self-acceptance--named one of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the past 100 years
"Baldwin writes . . . with unusual candor and yet with such dignity and intensity."--The New York Times
Includes a new introduction by award-winning poet Kevin Young and special cover art featuring a portrait of James Baldwin by his friend and contemporary Beauford Delaney
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.
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