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Penguin Classics, 1994. Paperback. New. 240 pages. 7.64x5.04x0.63 inches.
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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 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 Latest Ed.
- Pages 229
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 1994-09
- ISBN 9780140187977 / 0140187979
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.55 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 1.40 cm)
- Ages 14 to 18 years
- Grade levels 9 - 13
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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If Beale Street Could Talk
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Paperback / softback. New. Tish is nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. The two families struggle win justice for Fonny.
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