Manhood: A Journey from Childhood into the Fierce Order of Virility - Softcover
"Not only one of the frankest of autobiographies, but also a brilliantly written book, Leiris' Manhood mingles memories, philosophic reflections, sexual revelation, meditations on bullfighting, and the life-long progress of self-discovery."—Washington Post Book World
"Leiris writes to appall, and thereby to receive from his readers the gift of a strong emotion—the emotion needed to defend himself against the indignation and disgust he expects to arouse in his readers."—Susan Sontag, New York Review of Books
"Leiris writes to appall, and thereby to receive from his readers the gift of a strong emotion—the emotion needed to defend himself against the indignation and disgust he expects to arouse in his readers."—Susan Sontag, New York Review of Books
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Michel Leiris (1901–90) was one of the most influential French intellectuals and writers of the twentieth century and the author of Manhood.
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- PublisherNorth Point Press
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0865471738
- ISBN 13 9780865471733
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- Edition number1
- Number of pages164
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