If Beale Street Could Talk
- If Beale Street Could Talk
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author = James Baldwin
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Michael Joseph
release_date = 17 June 1974
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
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isbn = ISBN 0-7181-1126-5
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"If Beale Street Could Talk", James Baldwin's fifth novel is a love story set in Harlem in the early 70's.
Plot introduction
Fonny and Tish are in love and their love protects them from their respective dysfunctional families and the outside world until Fonny is falsely accused of rape. After his imprisonment, Tish finds out she is pregnant and she, her family, and her lawyer race against the clock to find evidence that frees Fonny.
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