Self-Made Man: One Woman’s Year Disguised as a Man

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
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780143038702
Language: English