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&mdash"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&mdashperhaps the best of all." &mdashThe 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&rsquos 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&mdashaffection, 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.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780307275936
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 197
Tiempo de lectura:
4h 1m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/01/2006
Año de edición: 2006
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por James Baldwin
Nació en Nueva York en 1924 y murió en Francia en 1987. Es reconocido como una figura clave del activismo por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos y uno de los más importantes autores de la literatura del siglo xx. Novelas como El cuarto de Giovanni(Sexto Piso, 2024), Otro país>/i> y El blues de Beale Street, en su día obras de culto, hoy son consideradas clásicos.