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Title: Going to Meet the Man : Stories by James Baldwin ISBN: 0-679-76179-9 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 25 April, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: a well-written dossier of African-American life circa 1950
Comment: 'Going to Meet the Man' is a diverse collection of short stories which attempt to explain the psyche of young black American boys/men in the early 1950s. Yes, there is anger and frustration. But the author's excellent prose elevate the stories beyond stereotype. He is compassionate without making these characters into martyrs of white America.
Of course many will argue these stories are badly dated. And true, America has moved on (generally for the better) since the early 1950s. But it would be unfortunate to overlook these stories for this reason. Baldwin captures the essence of where American society has come from, and we can all learn from history. I also feel it is unfortunate that nearly all the readers of "Going to Meet The Man' will be African-Americans, unlike myself (..who have the most to learn).
Bottom line: terrific tidbits showing Baldwin's brilliance. A worthy read.
Rating: 5
Summary: To be a man may give you the blues!
Comment: A fabulous collection of short stories that have not really aged in spite of the forty years gone since they were first published.
Sonny's Blues is a real gem because it shows three ways out of deprevation, out of the mental ghetto that grows in a real ghetto, like Harlem, out of desperation and dereliction.
One can go upward in society, become a teacher, through hard studies, get married, raise a family. In one way, accept the American Dream and forget about the tragedy, or the nightmare. « God Save the American Republic ! »
One can get into music and into a completely different world of imagination, art, harmony, research, rhythm, melody, all that the world does not provide. That is the Blues, Jazz, the fairyland of OZ. Unluckily you have to go there and come back. « God pity us, the terrified republic ! »
And one can get into heroin, the fabulous horse of American history, the mythical horse of the Great Plains, the mystical horse of the Railroads, the heavenlike horse of Indians and Blacks. Forget all that and shoot your veins. « He who sees his veins can see his pains ! »
James Baldwin is a master in the field of transforming human pain into heavenly light by sharing it with our souls. It does not erase the pain. It just makes it luminous, the light of a new way to some hazardous future. « But where danger is, rescue is ready too », as Hölderlin used to say.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
Rating: 5
Summary: A good collection of short stories!
Comment: Each of the stories contained in this book deal frankly and honestly with the fear and agony associated with love, hate, prejudice and the suffering humans endure at the hands of their fellow man. All the stories are intense, haunting and in the case of the title story, "Going to Meet the Man", just plain chilling. Other notable stories are "The Man Child", "Sonny's Blues" and "Previous Condition". This is a good place to start if you're just discovering James Baldwin. Also recommended are his novels, "Giovanni's Room", "Another Country" and "Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone".
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Title: Another Country by James Baldwin ISBN: 0679744711 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin ISBN: 0440330076 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 10 November, 1985 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin ISBN: 0385334583 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 13 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Just Above My Head by James Baldwin ISBN: 0385334567 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 13 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin ISBN: 067974472X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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