Self-Made Man · One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
- Authors
- Vincent, Norah
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Tags
- feminism , sociology
- ISBN
- 9781101201343
- Date
- 2006-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.58 MB
- Lang
- en
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.