If Beale Street Could Talk

Tish er 19 år gammel og gravid, men hendes kæreste sidder i arresten. Fonny er mistænkt for at have voldtaget en puertoricansk kvinde, men enhver der kender Fonny er ikke i tvivl om hans uskyld. Med hjælp fra en advokat kæmper de elskendes familier for at rense Fonnys navn. Det bliver dog en kamp mod uret i "If Beale Street Could Talk", hvis de skal få ham frifundet før babyen kommer. James Baldwins "If Beale Street Could Talk" er en moderne romanklassiker fra 1974. Baldwins smukt komponerede kærlighedshistorie er en rammende skildring af Harlems gader i 1970'erne.

Tish er 19 år gammel og gravid, men hendes kæreste sidder i arresten. Fonny er mistænkt for at have voldtaget en puertoricansk kvinde, men enhver der kender Fonny er ikke i tvivl om hans uskyld. Med hjælp fra en advokat kæmper de elskendes familier for at rense Fonnys navn. Det bliver dog en kamp mod uret i "If Beale Street Could Talk", hvis de skal få ham frifundet før babyen kommer. James Baldwins "If Beale Street Could Talk" er en moderne romanklassiker fra 1974. Baldwins smukt komponerede kærlighedshistorie er en rammende skildring af Harlems gader i 1970'erne.

In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, 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.

In this honest and stunning novel, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, 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.