James Baldwin in Paris. On the rain-soaked boulevards, the novelist Caryl Phillips discusses Baldwin's exquisite same-sex love story, drinking in the Cafe de Flore and exploring Saint Germain des Prés.

Phillips, who knew James Baldwin, wrote the introduction to the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Giovanni’s Room and an unfilmed screenplay of the novel for Merchant Ivory productions.

2024 marks 100 years since Baldwin was born

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin (Penguin Modern Classics edition)

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57368/giovannis-room-by-james-baldwin-introduction-by-caryl-phillips/9780141186351

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Penguin Audio edition of Giovanni’s Room – available June 6th 2024

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56260/giovannis-room-by-baldwin-james/9781802067224

Calliope Author Readings – James Baldwin

http://calliopeauthorreadings.com/james-baldwin/

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Caryl Phillips

https://www.carylphillips.com/

The European Tribe by Caryl Phillips

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/130570/the-european-tribe-by-caryl-phillips/

Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/

Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/

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