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If Beale Street Could Talk Paperback - 2006
by James Baldwin
In this honest and stunning novel, Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin creates two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.
About this book
If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin's fifth novel is a love story set in Harlem in the early 70's.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
First line
I LOOK AT MYSELF in the mirror.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of If Beale Street Could Talk was published by Dial Press in 1974.
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- Title If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author James Baldwin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: repri
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York
- Date 2006-10-10
- ISBN 9780307275936 / 0307275930
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Love stories, African Americans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007270147
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Excerpt
Media reviews
Citations
- Essence, 11/01/2006, Page 77
- Library Journal, 12/01/2006, Page 182
- New Yorker (The), 02/09/2009, Page 108
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