In this novel, the protagonist's girlfriend Hella leaves him upon discovering his bisexuality.
Two lovers in this novel hold up bricks, as if about to beat one another, in a tense moment that unfolds as they remodel the title location. This novel ends with the protagonist ripping up a blue envelope bearing information about his lover's execution, and the wind blowing the pieces back at him. In revenge for being framed for theft and subsequently fired, a character in this novel strangles his ex-employer with the sash of his dressing gown. A woman in this novel travels to (*) Spain to mull over her boyfriend's marriage proposal. The protagonist of this novel depends on the financial generosity of the businessman Jacques, and begins a relationship with a bartender working for Guillaume. In this novel, the protagonist's girlfriend Hella leaves him upon discovering his bisexuality. For 10 points, name this novel in which the American expatriate David has an affair with an Italian man in Paris, by James Baldwin.
Two lovers in this novel hold up bricks, as if about to beat one another, in a tense moment that unfolds as they remodel the title location.
Giovanni's Room 