About the book
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). • Also a major motion picture from Barry Jenkins.
\"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.
Editions of If Beale Street Could Talk (Movie Tie-In)
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307275936
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385334594
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780440340607
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780525566120
- EBook
- ISBN 9780804149679
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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). • Also a major motion picture from Barry Jenkins.
\"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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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). • Also a major motion picture from Barry Jenkins.
\"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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in If Beale Street Could Talk (Movie Tie-In)?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
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Is If Beale Street Could Talk (Movie Tie-In) part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage International
Who is/are the Author/s of the book If Beale Street Could Talk (Movie Tie-In)?
James Baldwin
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Movie Tie-In) is available as paperback(ISBN 9780307275936) and paperback(ISBN 9780385334594) and paperback(ISBN 9780440340607) and paperback(ISBN 9780525566120) and ebook(ISBN 9780804149679)
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