Giovanni's Room

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Giovanni's Room is a groundbreaking 1956 novel by James Baldwin that explores themes of sexuality, identity, and alienation through the tragic love affair between two men in Paris.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
author James Baldwin ⓘ
centralRelationship romantic relationship between David and Giovanni ⓘ
containsMotif light and darkness ⓘ
mirrors and self-reflection ⓘ
rooms as symbols of confinement ⓘ
controversialFor frank treatment of homosexuality in the 1950s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed by many literary critics ⓘ
genre LGBT literature ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ
hasAdaptation stage adaptations ⓘ
hasCategory 1956 American novels ⓘ
American LGBT novels ⓘ
Novels by James Baldwin ⓘ
Novels set in Paris ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
hasISBN 978-0-679-72474-3 ⓘ
hasLiteraryMovement African-American literature ⓘ
queer literature ⓘ
hasStructure two-part novel ⓘ
influenced later LGBTQ novels ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Giovanni ⓘ
Hella ⓘ
narrationType first-person narration ⓘ
narrativePerspective retrospective account ⓘ
notableFor early explicit depiction of same-sex desire in mainstream American literature ⓘ
exploration of queer identity before the gay liberation movement ⓘ
openingLocationInStory a house in the south of France ⓘ
pageCount approximately 248 pages ⓘ
protagonist David ⓘ
publicationDate 1956 ⓘ
publisher Dial Press ⓘ
setInCountry France ⓘ
setInLocation Paris ⓘ
theme alienation ⓘ
bisexuality ⓘ
expatriate experience ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
homosexuality ⓘ
internalized homophobia ⓘ
love and betrayal ⓘ
sexual identity ⓘ
shame ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting 1950s ⓘ
titleRefersTo Giovanni's small room in Paris ⓘ

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