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If Beale Street could talk

a novel

byJames Baldwin

Genres: Fiction Historical fiction Drama Family Saga Drama

Who is this book for? Readers interested in social justice, love stories, and African American literature.

Topics LoveInjusticeFamily

MoodHopeful, Melancholic

Female protagonist

RomanceCentral to the Plot

ViolenceMild

Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

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.

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Published on

10/10/2006

Pages

197

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780307275936

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