Description
Set in the American South in the early 1960s, this collection of James Baldwin’s stories moves through the intimate textures of everyday life—church outings, family rituals, friendships, and private reckonings—while exposing the brutal machinery of racism that shapes them. Across its interconnected narratives, characters confront lynching’s legacy, sexual and emotional longing, addiction, and the ways fear and faith can both shelter and endanger. Baldwin’s sharp, lyrical style turns ordinary moments into moral pressure, asking what it costs to survive when a society is built to deny your humanity. With its blend of social critique and psychological depth, the book illuminates how history lives inside the present—and how people search for dignity, truth, and connection in its shadow.
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paperback
Penguin Classics
Published Jul 25, 1991
256 pages
ISBN: 9780140184495
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Details
First Published
1965
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin.