Description
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel , which established him as one of the great American writers of his time 'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' Caryl Phillips 'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' Guardian 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. 'Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain ... the greatest American prose stylist of his generation' Colm Tóibín 'A layered exploration of queer desire ... It is electric' Hilton Als
| EAN: | 9780141186351 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 04.10.2001 |
| Produktform: | Kartoniert |
| Titel der Reihe: | Penguin Modern Classics## |
| Autoren: | Baldwin, James |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 176 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Classics |
| Keyword: | gay; lgbt; penguin classics; gay romance; fiction books; penguin modern classics; lgbtq books; classics; lgbtq; gay books; lgbt books; contemporary romance; literary fiction; contemporary romance books; books for men fiction; contemporary fiction; gay romance books; lgbtq romance; a little life; call me by your name book; top books; book club recommendations; popular books; novels; literature; good books; fiction; books fiction |
| Fachschema: | Amerikanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Klassische Belletristik~Klassische Lyrik, Lyrik bis 1900, Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik |
| Interesse Alter: | Bezug zu Schwulen |
| Imprint-Titels: | Penguin Classics |
| Verkauf Verboten: | |
| Text Sprache: | eng |
| Originalsprache: | eng |
| Verlag: | Penguin Books Ltd (UK) |
| Länge: | 198 mm |
| Breite: | 130 mm |
| Höhe: | 15 mm |
| Gewicht: | 137 gr |
| Genre: | Importe |
| Herkunftsland: | GROSSBRITANNIEN (GB) |