If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin • Dial Press • ISBN-10 0718111265
If Beale Street Could Talk
ISBN-10: 0718111265 · 1974 · 1st Edition
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A novel by James Baldwin that tells the story of Tish and Fonny, a young African-American couple in Harlem, whose love is tested by Fonny's wrongful imprisonment. The book explores themes of love, justice, and the African-American experience in the 1970s.
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Contributor: James Baldwin
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Category: 1970s CultureCategory: African-American LiteratureCategory: American FictionCategory: Civil Rights MovementCategory: Family DynamicsCategory: LiteratureCategory: Love StoryCategory: Racial InjusticeCategory: Social JusticeInfluenced by: Richard WrightInfluenced by: Ralph EllisonInfluenced by: Harlem Renaissance WritersInfluenced: Contemporary African-American AuthorsInfluenced: Ta-Nehisi CoatesInfluenced: Jesmyn WardCornerstone of: African-American Literary Canon
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