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Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the book cover but the book is still ...
Type
Paperback
ISBN
9780307275936
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307275930
ISBN-13
9780307275936
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52783269

Product Key Features

Book Title
If Beale Street Could Talk
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
African American / Contemporary Women, African American / General, Family Life, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
James Baldwin
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6.4 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-270147
Reviews
"One of the best books Baldwin has ever writtenperhaps the best of all." The Philadelphia Inquirer "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." Joyce Carol Oates "If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." Michael Ondaatje "Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." Cosmopolitan "A major work of black American fiction...  His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." The New Republic "Emotional dynamite...  a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." Library Journal "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." The New York Times Book Review, "One of the best books Baldwin has ever writtenperhaps the best of all." The Philadelphia Inquirer "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless."Joyce Carol Oates "If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." Michael Ondaatje "Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." Cosmopolitan "A major work of black American fiction...  His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." The New Republic "Emotional dynamite...  a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." Library Journal "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." The New York Times Book Review, "One of the best books Baldwin has ever written-perhaps the best of all." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer" "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless."-"Joyce Carol Oates" "If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." "-Michael Ondaatje" "Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." -"Cosmopolitan" "A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." -"The New Republic" "Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." -"Library Journal" "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." -"The New York Times Book Review", " One of the best books Baldwin has ever written- perhaps the best of all." - "The Philadelphia Inquirer" " A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." - "Joyce Carol Oates" " If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." "- Michael Ondaatje" " Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." - "Cosmopolitan" " A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." - "The New Republic" " Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." - "Library Journal" " A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." - "The New York Times Book Review", "If Van Gogh was our 19th-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our 20th-century one." --Michael Ondaatje "A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." --"The New Republic" "Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." --"Library Journal" "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." --"The New York Times Book Review", "One of the best books Baldwin has ever writtenperhaps the best of all." The Philadelphia Inquirer "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless."Joyce Carol Oates "If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one."Michael Ondaatje "Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." Cosmopolitan "A major work of black American fiction...  His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." The New Republic "Emotional dynamite...  a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." Library Journal "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." The New York Times Book Review, "If Van Gogh was our 19th-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our 20th-century one." --Michael Ondaatje "A major work of black American fiction...  His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." --The New Republic "Emotional dynamite...  a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." --Library Journal "A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." --The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
In this honest and stunning novel that inspired the award-winning major motion picture of the same name, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. A major work of Black American fiction. - The New Republic Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions-affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche., In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin' s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions- affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche., In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions-affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche., From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century comes a stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime--"a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless" ( The New York Times Book Review ). "One of the best books Baldwin has ever written--perhaps the best of all." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions--affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche., 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.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.A45I4 2006

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