 First edition | |
| Author | James Baldwin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | June 17, 1974 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 197 |
| ISBN | 0-7181-1126-5 |
| OCLC | 3150118 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.B18 If3 PS3552.A45 |
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.
It was adapted as a film of the same name, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, and released in theaters on December 14, 2018. At the 91st Academy Awards, Regina King won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film, and the film received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.
- ^ Brown, Stacia L. (April 9, 2015). "What James Baldwin's Writing Tells Us About Today". Gawker. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ Oates, Joyce Carol (May 19, 1974). "If Beale Street Could Talk". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.