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If Beale Street Could Talk is a 1974 novel by American writer James Baldwin. His fifth novel (and 13th book overall), it is a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. [1] [2] The title is a reference to the 1916 W.C. Handy blues song "Beale Street Blues", named after Beale Street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
Jan 1, 1974 · 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.
Oct 10, 2006 · 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.
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Jan 1, 1974 · 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.
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Sep 17, 2013 · If Beale Street Could Talk. James Baldwin. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Sep 17, 2013 - Fiction - 208 pages. From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century comes a stunning...
Jun 18, 2024 · A timeless story of love, family and injustice; adapted into the acclaimed film of the same name by Barry Jenkins. A stunning edition of James Baldwin's timeless novel, with a new introduction by bestselling novelist Brit Bennett.
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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...
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Sep 29, 1994 · If Beale Street Could Talk. James Baldwin. Penguin Books Limited, Sep 29, 1994 - Fiction - 192 pages. The inspiration for the film from Oscar award-winning director Barry Jenkins'Achingly...
Summary. 'Achingly beautiful' Guardian. 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.
The fifth novel by celebrated author and activist James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk is a story of love, false imprisonment, and the struggle to live a free life in a racist society. First published in 1974, the book is told mostly from the perspective of Tish, a young Black woman in New York City working to get her boyfriend, Fonny, out ...
