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If Beale Street Could Talk

In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America 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, Baldwinâ€™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 More »

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The Average Review score is 4.3 on a scale of 5.0. Total 44 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Subjects might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 9 April

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[ 5.0 stars ] "quick review:This was yet another novel that I read when I was an 8th-grade middle-schooler (AGE 13) on a list of classics to read.JAMES BALDWIN IS A POWERFUL WRITER.I appreciated this book because it told the love story of man and woman who struggle despite the racism of their times to be together, and who also struggle to JUST BE.Mr. Baldwin's writing style proves that you can write a story ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 4.0 stars ] "Recently I started a review of a film documentary, "Lenny Bruce: Without Tears", using the following lines that I find appropriate to use to set the same kind of tone in reviewing James Baldwin's 1974 novel, "If Beale Street Could Talk":"Okay, the average black male kid on the average ghetto city block today knows, and knows without blinking, and knows from some seemingly unspoken source deep ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Subjects review is genenrated by Alfred Johnson which was written on April 25, 2010
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[ 5.0 stars ] "But can you understand the lyrics if you have not also lived the anguish?Baldwin's novel is set in Harlem, in the `70's. It is a love story set in adversity, with Tish, a 19 year old pregnant, and her lover, 22 year old Fonny (Alanzo) unjustly imprisoned on trumped-up charges. The novel also involves the interactions of their two respective families to the principal characters' dilemma ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Subjects review is genenrated by John P. Jones III which was written on June 29, 2009 Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "Although Beale Street was the fabled center of African American life and music in Memphis, this 1974 novel by James Baldwin (1924 -- 1987), with Beale Street as its namesake, is set in Harlem. The title is apt as Baldwin celebrates black life together with a great deal of black music. The themes of the novel include racism, family, and religion. But this book primarily is a love story.The story i ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Subjects review is genenrated by Robin Friedman which was written on February 21, 2009
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[ 4.0 stars ] "I really enjoyed reading this book. I lost myself in the time and really thought I was there. But then realized that our present time has not changed that much. Except for the fact that people don't seem to fall in love that hard anymore and that thought saddens me. I wonder why this book was not a part of my readings as a Literature major? ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Subjects review is genenrated by Tina M. Baez-laing which was written on October 16, 2008 Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

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Available	Yes
Author	James Baldwin
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780307275936
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	0307275930
Label	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	208
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2006-10-10
Publisher	Vintage
ReleaseDate	2006-10-10
SKU	NEW-EARTH-08303
Studio	Vintage
Title	If Beale Street Could Talk

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