Book Discussion for Adults
We’ll be reading and chatting about Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin.
In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American man finds himself unable to repress his impulses, despite his determination to live the conventional life he envisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to a young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and is confounded and tortured by his sexual identity as he oscillates between the two. Examining the mystery of love and passion in an intensely imagined narrative, Baldwin creates a moving and complex story of death and desire that is revelatory in its insight.
Stop by the Marcy information/customer service desk to check out a copy of the book, or place a hold on your copy here.
We’ll be reading and chatting about Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin.
In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American man finds himself unable to repress his impulses, despite his determination to live the conventional life he envisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to a young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and is confounded and tortured by his sexual identity as he oscillates between the two. Examining the mystery of love and passion in an intensely imagined narrative, Baldwin creates a moving and complex story of death and desire that is revelatory in its insight.
Stop by the Marcy information/customer service desk to check out a copy of the book, or place a hold on your copy here.