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Dancing to James Baldwin

Summary by The-tls.com
When James Baldwin’s published Giovanni’s Room in 1956, he was told that it would ruin his career. One could say the first strike was that the novel is from the perspective of David, a young white gay-curious American man. Baldwin, who was known as a chronicler of black life, baffled readers with this remarkable shift from his first novel. Strike two: David falls in love with Giovanni, a man, an Italian immigrant in Paris. And finally, strike th…
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the-tls.com broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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