But Hella's return to Paris brings the affair to a crisis, one that rapidly spirals into tragedy. Soon the two are spending the night in Giovanni's curtainless room, which he keeps dark to protect their privacy. While she is away on a trip, David meets a bartender named Giovanni to whom he is drawn in spite of himself. David is a young American expatriate who has just proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Hella. In the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. Set among the bohemian bars and nightclubs of 1950s Paris, this groundbreaking novel about love and the fear of love is a book that belongs in the top rank of fiction (The Atlantic). The jacket has a small hole in the spine along with other general wear. There is a previous owner inscription to the front endpage. Fourth UK impression from 1964 in VG condition.
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