If Beale Street could talk : a novel / James Baldwin.
This novel is a moving story of love in the face of injustice. 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, the story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc.,
[2006]
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| Edition: | First Vintage International edition. |
| Series: | Vintage international.
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| Summary: | This novel is a moving story of love in the face of injustice. 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, the 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, the author has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche. |
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| Item Description: | Copyright renewed 2002. |
| Physical Description: | 197 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Awards: | Recommended Read, Essence Book Club. |
| ISBN: | 9780307275936 0307275930 9780525566120 0525566120 |