num_pages: 287
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.
language: English
title: Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
titlecomplete: Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
genres: Gender, Nonfiction, Biography, LGBT, Queer, Psychology, Feminism, Sociology, Gender Studies, Memoir
ratings_count: 5666
places: The United States of America
publisher: Penguin Books