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Giovanni's Room

by Toni Morrison

Love & Passion 1956

Summary

An American in Paris falls into a passionate relationship with an Italian barman, Giovanni, while his American fiancée is traveling in Spain. Baldwin's second novel was groundbreaking in its frank portrayal of homosexual desire.

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Toni Morrison

American novelist and Nobel laureate (1931–2019) whose work centres on the African American experience, exploring themes of identity, community, and the long shadow of slavery. She was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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1956
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Toni Morrison