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If Beale Street Could Talk

von James Baldwin

Fiction Romance Social Issues

ISBN

0307275930

Verlag

Vintage

Erschienen

10.10.2006

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African American literature Love story Social justice Wrongful accusation Racism 1970s America Family Injustice Romance Young adult American literature Classic fiction Civil rights Emotional journey James Baldwin Urban setting Cultural heritage Literary fiction Human rights Timeless themes

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From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century comes a stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime—"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 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.