If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
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, 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."
Product Details
Price
$29.95
$27.85
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publish Date
October 10, 2006
Pages
197
Dimensions
5.1 X 8.0 X 0.7 inches | 0.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Prebound
EAN/UPC
9781627652797
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About the Author
James Baldwin was born in 1924 and educated in New York. He is the author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including "Go Tell It on the Mountain"; "Notes of a Native Son"; "Giovanni s Room"; "Nobody Knows My Name"; "Another Country"; "The Fire Next Time"; "Nothing Personal"; "Blues for Mister Charlie"; "Going to Meet the Man"; "The Amen Corner"; "Tell Me How Long the Train s Been Gone"; "One Day When I Was Lost"; "If Beale Street Could Talk"; "The Devil Finds Work"; "Little Man," "Little Man";" Just Above My Head"; "The Evidence of Things Not Seen"; "Jimmy s Blues"; and "The Price of the Ticket." Among the awards he has received are a Eugene F. Saxon Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a "Partisan Review" Fellowship, and a Ford Foundation grant. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honor in 1986. He died in 1987."
Reviews
"If Van Gogh was our 19th-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our 20th-century one."
--Michael Ondaatje
"A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it."
--"The New Republic"
"Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems."
--"Library Journal"
"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"
" One of the best books Baldwin has ever written- perhaps the best of all." - "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
" A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." - "Joyce Carol Oates"
" If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." "- Michael Ondaatje"
" Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." - "Cosmopolitan"
" A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it."
- "The New Republic"
" Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems."
- "Library Journal"
" 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"
"One of the best books Baldwin has ever written-perhaps the best of all." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer""A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless."-"Joyce Carol Oates""If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." "-Michael Ondaatje""Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." -"Cosmopolitan""A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it."-"The New Republic""Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems."-"Library Journal""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"
"One of the best books Baldwin has ever written perhaps the best of all." "The Philadelphia Inquirer" A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless. "Joyce Carol Oates""If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." " Michael Ondaatje""Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." "Cosmopolitan""A major work of black American fiction...His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." "The New Republic""Emotional dynamite...a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." "Library Journal""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""
--Michael Ondaatje
"A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it."
--"The New Republic"
"Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems."
--"Library Journal"
"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"
" One of the best books Baldwin has ever written- perhaps the best of all." - "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
" A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless." - "Joyce Carol Oates"
" If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." "- Michael Ondaatje"
" Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." - "Cosmopolitan"
" A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it."
- "The New Republic"
" Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems."
- "Library Journal"
" 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"
"One of the best books Baldwin has ever written-perhaps the best of all." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer""A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless."-"Joyce Carol Oates""If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." "-Michael Ondaatje""Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." -"Cosmopolitan""A major work of black American fiction... His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it."-"The New Republic""Emotional dynamite... a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems."-"Library Journal""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"
"One of the best books Baldwin has ever written perhaps the best of all." "The Philadelphia Inquirer" A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless. "Joyce Carol Oates""If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentiethth-century one." " Michael Ondaatje""Striking and particularly haunting. . . . A beauty, especially in its rendering of youthful passion." "Cosmopolitan""A major work of black American fiction...His best novel yet, even Baldwin's most devoted readers are due to be stunned by it." "The New Republic""Emotional dynamite...a powerful assault upon the cynicism that seems today to drain our determination to confront deep social problems." "Library Journal""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""
