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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 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307275936
- ISBN: 0307275930
- Physical Description: 197 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: First Vintage International edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage International, 2006.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Recommended Read, Essence Book Club. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Fiction. Racism > Fiction. False imprisonment > Fiction. Prisons > Fiction. Teenage pregnancy > Fiction. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library. (Show preferred library)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Baker County Library | BALDWIN (James) (Text) | 37814003695310 | FICTION - NEW | Available | - |
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