If Beale Street Could Talk

Summary

If Beale Street Could Talk is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• If Beale Street Could Talk authored James Baldwin^[3].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• If Beale Street Could Talk was published by Michael Joseph^[5].
• Beale Street Blues is named after If Beale Street Could Talk^[6].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• If Beale Street Could Talk was released on June 17, 1974^[9].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's has edition or translation is recorded as If Beale Street Could Talk^[10].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's narrative location is recorded as New York City^[11].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'If Beale Street Could Talk'}^[12].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's derivative work is recorded as If Beale Street Could Talk^[13].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[14].
• If Beale Street Could Talk's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[15].

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Authorship and Creation

If Beale Street Could Talk authored James Baldwin^[3]. It was published by Michael Joseph^[5].

Publication

If Beale Street Could Talk was published on June 17, 1974^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].

Cultural Impact

Things named for If Beale Street Could Talk include it^[16], a film^[17], directed by Barry Jenkins^[18].

Why It Matters

If Beale Street Could Talk ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]

Entities named for it include it^[16], a film^[17], directed by Barry Jenkins^[18].