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If Beale Street Could Talk

By James Baldwin
Series: Vintage International
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If Beale Street Could Talk is James Baldwin's enduring novel about love, injustice, and resilience. The story follows Tish, a nineteen-year-old deeply in love with Fonny, a young sculptor and father of her child. Their engagement is threatened when Fonny is falsely accused of a crime, prompting their families to unite in the fight for his freedom. Through a tender narrative filled with affection, despair, and hope, Baldwin crafts unforgettable characters whose journey resonates profoundly with the American experience.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in poignant love stories intertwined with social justice themes, as well as those who appreciate classic American literature exploring complex emotional and cultural landscapes.

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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.

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James Baldwin's timeless, bestselling novel of love and solidarity in the face of injustice—the beloved classic that inspired the major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins.

“One of the best books James Baldwin has ever written—perhaps the best of all.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tish is nineteen years old and in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but when Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime, their families set out to clear his name and reunite the young lovers.

As they face an uncertain future, Tish and Fonny experience a kaleidoscope of emotions—affection, despair, and, not least of all, hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, James Baldwin gives us two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.

Series: Vintage International

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780307275936

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 October 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: Potter Style

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 181g

Pages: 208

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Fiction General Fiction James Baldwin Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: Vintage International

About the Author

JAMES BALDWIN was born in 1924 and educated in New York. He is the author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including Go Tell It on the Mountain; Notes of a Native Son; Giovanni’s Room; Nobody Knows My Name; Another Country; The Fire Next Time; Nothing Personal; Blues for Mister Charlie; Going to Meet the Man; The Amen Corner; Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone; One Day When I Was Lost; If Beale Street Could Talk; The Devil Finds Work; Little Man, Little Man; Just Above My Head; The Evidence of Things Not Seen; Jimmy’s Blues; and The Price of the Ticket. Among the awards he has received are a Eugene F. Saxon Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Partisan Review Fellowship, and a Ford Foundation grant. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honor in 1986. He died in 1987.

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