# Giovanni's Room

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- Book: [Giovanni's Room](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-baldwin/giovannis-room) ([Giovanni's Room.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-baldwin/giovannis-room.md))
- Authors: [James Baldwin](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-baldwin)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4171-859-9
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2024-08-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his sexuality, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man — a decision that will bring tragedy, longing and regret.