James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room is available on Audible as a 6 hrs 4 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matt Bomer and Kevin Young.
Publisher’s Summary
James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel with a new introduction.
Giovanni’s Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwin’s classic narrative delves into the mystery of love and tells a deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Matt Bomer and Kevin Young
- Length: 6 hrs 4 mins
- Publisher: Random House Audio
- Release year: 2024
- Audible category: LGBTQ+ / Literature & Fiction / Literature & Fiction
Listener Ratings
Giovanni’s Room holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 494 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.8/5
- Story: 4.7/5
- 5-star ratings: 78% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Heartbreaking “
One hundred years ago and so little has changed. I want to read it again and savor the language— Donna Kearns, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “How much queerness has not changed.”
Amazing, and powerful! Such a profound and insightful read. James Baldwin is prophetic, and always timely.— Casey B. Tinnin, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Emotionly Engaging Narrative”
Truly remarkable well crafted characters. All journeying in their own complicated lives …. cloked in secrecy and deception. What is love? Subjective, to be sure. Lives irrevocably altered. Some just beginning, others ending.— Jon W. Murray, Audible listener
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