If Beale Street Could Talk
by Baldwin, James
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0803741693
- ISBN 13
- 9780803741690
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
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
- Seller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- LPB007224JB
- Title
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0803741693
- ISBN 13
- 9780803741690
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature; African American Literature; LGBTQ Literature;
Terms of Sale
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Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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