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London: Corgi Books, 1975. First UK Edition Thus/1st Printing. Paperback. Good/N/A. First British paperback edition. Creasing to book and covers and some tanning to pages.
About this book
If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin's fifth novel is a love story set in Harlem in the early 70's.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
Young Tish and Fonny, who are in love and expecting a child. They plan on marrying until Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their tragic love story paints a bleak picture of racism and injustice. It is the only Baldwin novel narrated by a woman.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of If Beale Street Could Talk was published by Dial Press in 1974.
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- Title If Beale Street Could Talk
- Author Baldwin, James
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Publisher Corgi, United Kingdom
- Date 1975
- ISBN 9780552098076
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If Beale Street Could Talk
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