One of the best novels by African American author James Baldwin. A painful story of love and racial injustice in 1970s New York that inspired the new film by Barry Jenkins, director of the Oscar-winning Moonlight. In this great classic of 20th century American literature, James Baldwin gives voice to Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl pregnant with a young sculptor named Fonny. Sweethearts since high school, they decided to get married and start a family, but their plans are thwarted when he is unjustly accused of rape and imprisoned.
Through Tish's narrative, we follow the love story of this African American couple while also witnessing the desperate attempt of the family to free Fonny from prison and prove his innocence, in a struggle against the hostility and injustice of a racist and corrupt system.
First published in 1974, the violence and sensuality of Baldwin's novel continue to strike and move consciences with the sad and passionate cadence of the most heartfelt blues, ignited in these pages by the purest love and the desire for survival of beings marginalized by the color of their skin and their poverty.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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.
Author: James BaldwinPublisher: Debolsillo
Published: 12/10/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9786073843508
ISBN10: 607384350X
Language: Spanish
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African American & Black | GeneralAbout the Author
James Baldwin (1924-1987) nació en Harlem, Nueva York, en el seno de una familia humilde. Siendo muy consciente de la pobreza de su familia, Baldwin supo desde muy pronto que su mente y su capacidad para la escritura eran lo único a lo que podía aferrarse. A los diecinueve años publicó su primera novela, Ve y dilo a la montaña (1953), con la que estrenó una fructífera y respetada carrera literaria. A partir de ese momento compaginó su faceta de novelista -con obras tan célebres como Otro país (1962) y La habitación de Giovanni (1956)- con su obra ensayística, a través de textos como Nadie sabe mi nombre (1961) o La próxima vez el fuego (1963). Baldwin plasmó en sus escritos su férreo compromiso con los derechos civiles, una causa a la que, junto con la literatura, dedicó su vida. Sus íntimas y contundentes exploraciones sobre la raza, el clasismo y la homosexualidad lo convirtieron en uno de los intelectuales más aclamados de su generación. James Baldwin murió en 1987 en Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Francia, donde vivió durante la mayor parte de su vida adulta.
