Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
Author(s): Norah Vincent
Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A journalist's provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a man Norah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of "Self-Made Man," her take on just how hard it is to be a man, even in a man's world. Following in the tradition of John Howard Griffin ("Black Like Me"), Norah spent a year and a half disguised as her male alter ego, Ned, exploring what men are like when women aren't around. As Ned, she joins a bowling team, takes a high-octane sales job, goes on dates with women (and men), visits strip clubs, and even manages to infiltrate a monastery and a men's therapy group. At once thought- provoking and pure fun to read, "Self-Made Man" is a sympathetic and thrilling tour de force of immersion journalism. "
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A thoughtful, entertaining piece of first-person investigative journalism . . . "Self-Made Man" transcends its premise altogether. . . . So rich and so audacious . . . [I was] hooked from Page 1. (David Kamp, "The New York Times Book Review") Vincent's account of how she became' a man is undeniably fascinating. ("Los Angeles Times Book World") Eye-opening . . . "Self-Made Man" will make many women think twice about coveting male privilege' and make any man feel grateful that his gender is better understood. ("The Washington Post") [Vincent] can be as perspicuous and exact as Joan Didion or Gloria Steinem at nailing a hitherto disregarded truth about the sexes in a single elegant and witty phrase. . . . This is a brave and often fascinating book, with Vincent . . . offering us perspectives that are entirely fresh and new. ("The Times," London)"
Norah Vincent is the author of the New York Times bestseller "Self-Made Man." Previously, she wrote a nationally syndicated op-ed column for the "Los Angeles Times." Her work has also appeared in "The New York Times," "The New Republic," "The Village Voice," and "The Washington Post." She lives in New York City.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books
- : Penguin Books
- : 0.249
- : 01 January 2007
- : 203mm X 134mm X 17mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Norah Vincent
- : Paperback / softback
- : 305.31092
- : 290