A beautiful new Clothbound edition of Baldwin's ground-breaking 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
