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If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (Paperback, 1994)

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The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish, nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love affair are woven into the compelling struggle of two families to win justice for Fonny.

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We are in Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love affair are woven into the compelling struggle of two families to win justice for Fonny. To this love story James Baldwin brings a spare and impassioned intensity, charging it with universal resonance and power.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780140187977

eBay Product ID (ePID)91545777

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Book TitleIf Beale Street Could Talk

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1994

TopicBooks

AuthorJames Baldwin

Book SeriesPenguin Modern Classics

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height198 mm

Item Weight179 g

Item Width129 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorJames Baldwin

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by daniel_bigworm
13 Mar, 2019
Read in 2 Sittings
Wanted to buy this and read it before I watched the film, glad I did as the film didn't do it justice. This is the 5th novel from James Baldwin and I've found it to be a good read. I believe you can tell Baldwin was a more seasoned author by this book in comparison to he's earlier novels.
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by emmbitterber_0
28 Feb, 2019
amazing
always loved James Baldwin's style - really amazing but hadn't read this book, saw that the movie was coming out so decided to read the book I loved it !
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