If Beale Street Could Talk
by Baldwin, James
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307275930
- ISBN 13
- 9780307275936
- Seller
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Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Vintage Books, 2006. Very good paperback NEW. Trade Paperback. Very Good.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 210707-MB29
- Title
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307275930
- ISBN 13
- 9780307275936
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Literature, African, American, Memoir, Literature, Novel, Harlem, Renaissance, American
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book House - St. Louis
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Maplewood, Missouri
About The Book House - St. Louis
Booksellers since 1986. We have over 350,000 books in our open shop located in the St. Louis, Missouri area about 45,000 listed online. A portion of all proceeds support Second Chapter Life Center for young adults with special needs.
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