Going to Meet the Man

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Going to Meet the Man
Author	James Baldwin
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Short stories
Publisher	Penguin
Publication date	1965

Going to Meet the Man, published in 1965, is a short-story collection by American writer James Baldwin. It is concerned with racism in American society.

The eight stories collected in the book are:

• "The Rockpile"
• "The Outing"
• "The Man Child"
• "Previous Condition"
• "Sonny's Blues"
• "This Morning, This Evening, So Soon"
• "Come Out the Wilderness"
• "Going to Meet the Man"

v • d • e Works by James Baldwin Novels: Go Tell It on the Mountain · Giovanni's Room · Another Country · Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone · If Beale Street Could Talk · Just Above My Head Plays: The Amen Corner · Blues for Mister Charlie Short Story collections: Going to Meet the Man ("The Rockpile," "The Outing," "The Man Child," "Previous Condition," "Sonny's Blues," "This Morning, This Evening, So Soon," "Come Out the Wilderness," "Going to Meet the Man") Collection of poems: Jimmy's blues Collection of essays: Notes of a Native Son · The Fire Next Time · No Name in the Street · The Devil Finds Work · The Evidence of Things Not Seen · The Price of the Ticket Collaborations: Nothing personal · A Rap on Race · One day when I was lost · A Dialogue · Little Man Little Man: A Story of Childhood