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If Beale Street could talk, a novel, James Baldwin

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If Beale Street could talk, a novel, James Baldwin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

If Beale Street could talk

Oclc number

1044538030

Responsibility statement

James Baldwin

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"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."--Page 4 of cover

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