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If Beale Street Could Talk Hardcover - 1974
by BALDWIN, James
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Title If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author BALDWIN, James
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition Used - Near Fine
- Publisher Michael Joseph, London
- Date 1974
- Bookseller's Inventory # 453233
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About this book
If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin's fifth novel is a love story set in Harlem in the early 70's.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of If Beale Street Could Talk was published by Dial Press in 1974.
