In Norah Vincent's acclaimed first book she described how she spent eighteen months disguised as a man, an experience that ended on a locked ward in a psychiatric hospital. She left determined to learn more about the world of psychiatry and to examine whether different mental institutions would offe[...]
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 G[...]
From the author of "The New York Times" bestseller "Self- Made Man," a captivating expose of depression and mental illness in America
Revelatory, deeply personal, and utterly relevant, "Voluntary Madness" is a controversial work that unveils the state of mental healthcare in the United States f[...]
A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world.[...]
Forlaget skriver: Forklædt som mand
- En kvindes rejse ind i mændenes verden og tilbage igen
(Eng. titel: Self-made man
Bestseller i USA og England.
Journalisten Norah Vincent har infiltreret den mandlige verden, og det kræver mod. I 18 månede[...]
FÖRKLÄDD TILL MAN
En kvinnas studie av männens värld
av Norah Vincent
När en vän till journalisten Norah Vincent för några år sedan lyckades övertala henne att för en kväll klä ut sig till man och ge sig ut på promenad i East Village i New York, blev hon förbluffad öve[...]