If Beale Street Could Talk
1974 novel by James Baldwin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the film adaptation, see If Beale Street Could Talk (film).
If Beale Street Could Talk is a 1974 novel by American writer James Baldwin. His fifth novel (and 13th book overall), it is a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s.[1][2] The title is a reference to the 1916 W.C. Handy blues song "Beale Street Blues", named after Beale Street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
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Author | James Baldwin |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | June 17, 1974 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 197 |
ISBN | 0-7181-1126-5 |
OCLC | 3150118 |
813/.5/4 | |
LC Class | PZ4.B18 If3 PS3552.A45 |
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It was adapted as a film of the same name, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, and released in theaters on December 14, 2018. It garnered an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Regina King.