Going to Meet the Man
First edition | |
| Author | James Baldwin |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1965 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 249 |
| ISBN | 0718101685 |
Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin is composed of eight short stories, “The Rockpile,” “The Outing,” “The Man Child,” “Previous Condition,” “Sonny’s Blues,” “This Morning, This Evening, So Soon,” “Come Out the Wilderness,” and “Going to Meet the Man.” The stories follow the everyday lives of black men and women from the 1930s-50s, addressing themes of racism, sexuality, drug addiction, lynching, and more.