In the 1950s Paris of American expatriates \, liaisons\, and violence\, a young man finds himself caught between desi re and conventional morality. \;David is a young American expatriate w ho has just proposed marriage to his girlfriend\, Hella. While she is away on a trip\, David meets a bartender named Giovanni to whom he is drawn in spite of himself. Soon the two are spending the night in Giovanni&rsquo\; s curtainless room\, which he keeps dark to protect their privacy. But Hel la&rsquo\;s return to Paris brings the affair to a crisis\, one that rapid ly spirals into tragedy. David struggles for self-knowledge during one lon g\, dark night&mdash\;&ldquo\;the night which is leading me to the most te rrible morning of my life.&rdquo\; With a sharp\, probing imagination\, Ja mes Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a deeply moving story of death and passion that reveals the unspok en complexities of the human heart. (From the publisher)
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