Giovanni's Room

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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. 'Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous' — Caryl Phillips 'Exquisite, a feat of fire-breathing, imaginative daring' — Guardian '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