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...
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.
Author: Norah Vincent
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780143038702
Audience: Young Adult
About the AuthorNorah Vincent (1968-2022) was the
New York Times bestselling author of the nonfiction books
Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man and
Voluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System, as well as two works of fiction:
Thy Neighbor and
Adeline: A Novel of Virginia Woolf. Formerly an op-ed columnist for the
Los Angeles Times, her work also appeared in the
New York Times, the
New Republic, and the
Washington Post, and she contributed regularly to
Salon, the
Advocate, and the
Village Voice. She was a longtime resident of New York City before her passing in 2022.
