{"product_id":"giovannis-room","title":"Giovannis Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaldwin's ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation' Colm Tóibín\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45073497981107,"sku":"9780141186351","price":400.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/51f8FWMO-3L.jpg?v=1762870274","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/giovannis-room","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}