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Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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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 line
I LOOK AT MYSELF in the mirror.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of If Beale Street Could Talk was published by Dial Press in 1974.
Details
- Title If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author James A. Baldwin
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Delta, New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date June 13, 2000
- ISBN 9780385334594 / 0385334591
- Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 8.04 x 5.31 x 0.56 in (20.42 x 13.49 x 1.42 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Afro-Americans
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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If Beale Street Could Talk
by James Baldwin
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- Paperback
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- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780385334594 / 0385334591
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Delta, 2000-06-13. Paperback. Good.
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