{"product_id":"if-beale-street-could-talk-pb","title":"If Beale Street Could Talk (Vintage International)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Baldwin's timeless, bestselling novel of love and solidarity in the face of injustice--the beloved classic that inspired the major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best books James Baldwin has ever written--perhaps the best of all.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTish is nineteen years old and in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but when Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime, their families set out to clear his name and reunite the young lovers. As they face an uncertain future, Tish and Fonny experience a kaleidoscope of emotions--affection, despair, and, not least of all, hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, James Baldwin gives us two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJAMES BALDWIN \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in 1924 and educated in New York. He is the author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Native Son\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNobody Knows My Name\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAnother Country\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNothing Personal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBlues for Mister Charlie\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoing to Meet the Man\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Amen Corner\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOne Day When I Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIf Beale Street Could Talk\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Finds Work\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLittle Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Man\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e Just Above My Head\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Evidence of Things Not Seen\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJimmy's Blues\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Price of the Ticket\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the awards he has received are a Eugene F. Saxon Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a \u003ci\u003ePartisan Review\u003c\/i\u003e Fellowship, and a Ford Foundation grant. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honor in 1986. He died in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Baldwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46712132567325,"sku":"9780307275936","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780307275936.jpg?v=1779549666","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/if-beale-street-could-talk-pb","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}