If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin (Author)

$14.95

Publisher: Vintage
Format: Book
Binding: pb
Pages: 208
Released: October 10, 2006
ISBN-13: 9780307275936

This honest and stunning novel is a moving story of love in the face of injustice.

“A major work of Black American fiction.” –The New Republic

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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