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If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
Author: James Baldwin
Nineteen-year-old girl Tish and young sculptor Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and is 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 th...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781504680844
ISBN-10: 1504680847
Publication Date: 2/1/2016
Pages: 1
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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Excellent representation of American Black Fiction. The story beats a cadence with the blues music of Beale St. renown. The gritty pain, bitterness, love, and hope evident in that kind of music resonates throughout the novel. And the characters are so realistic and personable that the storyline seems all the more real. Great book!
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He and she are in love: she naturally being pregnant, he landing in jail on a trumped-up charge. So, as far as the story takes the reader, this is about her quest to free him and bring about justice. Except that there is no justice for a black when the charge is created by a corrupt white cop. Another episode in Baldwin's Harlem.