Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
- ISBN-10
- 1101201347
- ISBN-13
- 9781101201343
- Series
- Self-Made Man
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-01-19
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Norah Vincent
Description
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), Vincent 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 joined a bowling team, took a high-octane sales job, went on dates with women (and men), visited strip clubs, and even managed 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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