Going to Meet the Man

Going to Meet the Man
First edition
AuthorJames Baldwin
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort stories
PublisherDial Press
Publication date
1965
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages249
ISBN0718101685

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.