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Beschreibung
A striking deluxe edition of James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel that was decades ahead of its time with its frank exploration of sexuality and self-acceptance—named one of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the past 100 years

“Baldwin writes . . . with unusual candor and yet with such dignity and intensity.”—The New York Times

Includes a new introduction by award-winning poet Kevin Young and special cover art featuring a portrait of James Baldwin by his friend and contemporary Beauford Delaney

In 1950s Paris, a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwin’s classic novel delves into the mysteries of love and tells a deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.
A striking deluxe edition of James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel that was decades ahead of its time with its frank exploration of sexuality and self-acceptance—named one of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the past 100 years

“Baldwin writes . . . with unusual candor and yet with such dignity and intensity.”—The New York Times

Includes a new introduction by award-winning poet Kevin Young and special cover art featuring a portrait of James Baldwin by his friend and contemporary Beauford Delaney

In 1950s Paris, a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwin’s classic novel delves into the mysteries of love and tells a deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.
Über den Autor
James Baldwin; Introduction by Kevin Young
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XXII
170 S.
ISBN-13: 9780593688960
ISBN-10: 0593688961
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Baldwin, James
Hersteller: Random House LLC US
Vintage
Vintage International
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 203 x 134 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: James Baldwin
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.06.2024
Gewicht: 0,2 kg
Artikel-ID: 128548371

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