One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'Baldwin's
ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the
great American writers of his timeDavid, a young American in 1950s
Paris, is waiting for his fiancee 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
fiancee returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni
for a 'safe' future as a married man.His decision eventually brings
tragedy. Filled with passion, regret and longing, this story of a
fated love triangle has become a landmark of gay writing. James
Baldwin caused outrage as a black author writing about white
homosexuals, yet for him the issues of race, sexuality and personal
freedom were eternally intertwined.'Exquisite... a feat of
fire-breathing, imaginative daring' Guardian'Excruciating beauty'
San Francisco Chronicle 'Audacious... remarkable...elegant and
courageous' Caryl Phillips
Pokračovanie úspešnej trilógie Pán Prsteňov, v ktorom sa zavŕši
príbeh putovania hobita Froda k Puklinám osudu a vojny, ktorá
zavládla v Stredozemi. Knihu preložil Otakar Kořínek.
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