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      If Beale Street Could Talk

      by James Baldwin
      Published
      Jun 1975
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      About This Book

      From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century comes a stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime—"a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless" (The New York Times Book Review).

      "One of the best books Baldwin has ever written—perhaps the best of all." —The Philadelphia Inquirer

      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.

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      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      First Edition Jun 1975 Signet ISBN13 9780451065025 ISBN10 0451065026
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      Oct 1994 Viking ISBN13 9780140187977 ISBN10 0140187979
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      Jun 2000 Delta ISBN13 9780385334594 ISBN10 0385334591
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      Oct 2006 Vintage ISBN13 9780307275936 ISBN10 0307275930
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      Oct 2006 Perfection Learning ISBN13 9781627652797 ISBN10 1627652795
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      Sep 2013 Knopf ISBN13 9780804149679 ISBN10 0804149674
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      Sep 2013 Vintage ISBN10 B00EGMUZZI
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      Feb 2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc. ISBN10 B019G34B6K
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      Jun 1996 G.K. Hall & Company ISBN13 9780783818177 ISBN10 0783818173
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