What is the author's style in Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin?

The author uses a formal language in his stories that is simple, yet educated, creating a literary backdrop to each story that gives them more power, more authenticity. Each story is well crafted, filled with language and grammar that is almost lyrical in some places, while reflecting the uneducated speech of the American black in the decades in which these stories are set. The author uses foreign phrases from time to time in his stories, especially in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon, which is set in Paris. These phrases are not well explained, but their meaning is clear in the context in which they are used.