假如比尔街可以作证 – If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

黑人青年雕塑家范尼和十九岁的姑娘蒂希相爱，立下山盟海誓。然而范尼无辜遭受强奸指控而入狱。怀有身孕的蒂希、他们的家人和律师要赶在孩子出生之前，找到范尼无辜的证据，让他获得自由。

面对不确定的未来，这对年轻的恋人在依恋、绝望和希望中沉浮。在这个交织着激情与悲伤、仿佛有蓝调音乐在背景中回荡的爱情故事中，詹姆斯·鲍德温深刻地塑造了两个如此生动可信的人物，他们的形象已经成为美国灵魂不可磨灭的一部分。

In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. 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.