If Beale Street could talk

The Resource If Beale Street could talk

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If Beale Street could talk

Statement of responsibility

James Baldwin

Language

eng

Summary

We are in Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish - nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love affair are woven into the compelling struggle of two families to win justice for Fonny

Cataloging source

WWBK

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

Series statement

Penguin modern classics

Target audience

adult

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The work If Beale Street could talk represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.