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If Beale Street Could Talk
by Baldwin, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- CollectibleAcceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0803741693
- ISBN 13
- 9780803741690
- Seller
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Skokie, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
CollectibleAcceptable. 1974 Book Club ed. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear. This is a hardcover copy The binding is split in the middle of the text but all pages are intact Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
Synopsis
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.
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- Seller
- Books4Cause Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 5D4W9400052M_ns
- Title
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Book Condition
- Used - CollectibleAcceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0803741693
- ISBN 13
- 9780803741690
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1974
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