One womans year disguised as a man kindle edition by vincent, norah. After an evening out with a dragking friend of hers, shes struck by the different reactions she gets, even from casual passersby, depending on whether shes dressed as a man or a woman. Norah vincent passed herself off as a man for 18 months with surprising results. Following in the tradition of john howard griffin black like me, vincent spent a year and a half disguised as her. Includes a conversation with norah vincent second pagination. Has anyone else read norah vincent s self made man, and if so, what did you think of it and her experiences. The true story of norah vincents audacious genderbending experiment, self made man is a fascinating account of a year and a half spent discovering how the. 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 mans world. A journalists provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a man. She described this as a human project about learning. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. My year disguised as a man main by vincent, norah isbn. Selfmade man is norahs perspective on just how hard it is to be a man, even in a mans world. My year disguised as a man is a book by journalist norah vincent, recounting an 18month experiment in which she disguised herself as a man nedand then integrated into traditionally maleonly venues, such as a bowling league and a monastery.
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