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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed by many literary critics → |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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literary fiction → psychological novel → |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations → |
| hasCategory |
1956 American novels
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American LGBT novels → Novels by James Baldwin → Novels set in Paris → |
| hasForm | prose → |
| hasISBN | 978-0-679-72474-3 → |
| hasLiteraryMovement |
African American literature
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surface form: "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
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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
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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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