Giovanni's Room
Giovanni's Room is a 1956 M/M romance and gay fiction novel by James Baldwin. Much of the action takes place in United States and France. It features Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin (1924-1987). Key subjects include race relations, african Americans, Psychology and afro-Americans.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 37 ratings, and 658 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 65 editions across 7 languages.
At about 224 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About Giovanni's Room
Considered an 'audacious' second novel, GIOVANNI'S ROOM is set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence. This now-classic story of a fated love triangle explores, with uncompromising clarity, the conflicts between desire, conventional morality and sexual identity.
Quick answers
Who wrote Giovanni's Room?
Giovanni's Room was written by James Baldwin and first published in 1956.
What genre is Giovanni's Room?
It is usually shelved as M/M Romance, Gay Fiction and Bisexual Fiction.
How long is Giovanni's Room?
The median edition has 224 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Giovanni's Room?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Quirk, En L'absence Des Hommes and Basketball Jones.
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