GIOVANNI'S ROOM
In the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality.
David is a young American expatriate who has just proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Hella. While she is away on a trip, David meets a bartender named Giovanni to whom he is drawn in spite of himself. Soon the two are spending the night in Giovanni's curtainless room, which he keeps dark to protect their privacy. But Hella's return to Paris brings the affair to a crisis, one that rapidly spirals into tragedy.
David struggles for self-knowledge during one long, dark night-"the night which is leading me to the most terrible morning of my life." With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a deeply moving story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.
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 bestsellers 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.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
BALDWIN JAMES
James Baldwin 1924-1987 fue un influyente escritor, ensayista y activista afroamericano nacido en Harlem, Nueva York. Su obra abordó con profundidad temas como el racismo, la identidad, la religión y la sexualidad en Estados Unidos. Entre sus libros más destacados se encuentran Notas de un hijo nativo, La próxima vez el fuego y El cuarto de Giovanni. Baldwin vivió gran parte de su vida en Francia, desde donde reflexionó sobre la sociedad estadounidense y participó activamente en el movimiento por los derechos civiles.
