Rejection Letter of James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room" from Knopf Publishing Co.

Rejection Letter of James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room" from Knopf Publishing Co.

Publishing
Literature
Rejected Manuscript
Race
Baldwin, James. 1924-1987
Homosexuality
Black Queer Movement

The correspondence letter notifies Baldwin and his agent that selected reviewers and editors at Knopf Publishing Co. have decided to reject Baldwin's manuscript for "Giovanni's Room," and outlines the reasoning for their decision.

John "Henry" Carlisle

Carlisle, John. Correspondence letter to James Baldwin, October 5, 1955. Box 986, Folder 4, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records 1873-1996, Subseries D. Reject Files: 1955. Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin.

Harry Ransom Center

1955-10-05

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