Going to meet the man

249 pages

English language

Published Nov. 6, 1995 by Vintage Books.

ISBN:
978-0-679-76179-2
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4 stars (2 reviews)

African-American fiction

12 editions

reviewed Going to meet the man by James Baldwin

Powerful series of stories

5 stars

This book was my introduction to James Baldwin. The most striking part of the book for me was the title because it felt more fitting and resonant than most. White patriarchy imposes itself throughout all of the short stories in the collection, albeit mostly from a distance, until the final story where the man is tragically and horrifically met.

Subjects

  • African Americans -- Fiction.
  • Race relations -- Fiction.