Mr. Head takes his ten-year-old grandson to Atlanta; in his small-town upbringing, the boy has never seen a black person. In the city, they have various bewildering and humiliating experiences, including getting lost in a black neighborhood.
First published in the Kenyon Review, Spring 1955.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |
|
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories | Harcourt, Brace & Company | Collection | 102 |
| 1956 |
|
The Best American Short Stories 1956 | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | 264 |
| 1987 |
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The Art of the Tale: An International Anthology of Short Stories | Penguin Books (US) | Anthology | 533 |
| October 1992 |
|
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories | Harcourt Brace | Collection | 98 |