If Beale Street Could Talk James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

Author: James Baldwin
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Book Title
If Beale Street Could Talk
Author
James Baldwin
ISBN
9780307275936
In this honest and stunning novel that inspired the award-winning major motion picture of the same name, James Baldwin has given America 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. Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: James BaldwinPublisher: VintagePublished: 10/10/2006ISBN: 9780307275936Pages: 197Weight: 0.40lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60dReview Citations: Essence 11/01/2006 pg. 77Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 182New Yorker (The) 02/09/2009 pg. 108

In this honest and stunning novel that inspired the award-winning major motion picture of the same name, James Baldwin has given America 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.



Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/10/2006
ISBN: 9780307275936
Pages: 197
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Essence 11/01/2006 pg. 77
Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 182
New Yorker (The) 02/09/2009 pg. 108

In this honest and stunning novel that inspired the award-winning major motion picture of the same name, James Baldwin has given America 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.



Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/10/2006
ISBN: 9780307275936
Pages: 197
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Essence 11/01/2006 pg. 77
Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 182
New Yorker (The) 02/09/2009 pg. 108