Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer’s Life - Softcover

West, Stephen J.

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9780982783870: Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer’s Life
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0982783876 ISBN 13: 9780982783870
Publisher: Kelson Books, 2022

Synopsis

New father wrestles with the masculinity question--shadows a private eye as experiment.

SOFT-BOILED follows Stephen J. West as he shadows a private investigator by the name of Frank Streets. What starts out as a last-ditch effort to write West's first book--while juggling responsibilities as a husband and new father--becomes a critical reflection on art-making, storytelling, and masculinity in America. Blending memoir, reportage, criticism, and detective thriller into one capacious yet focused narrative, SOFT-BOILED is a lyrical and aching self-reflexive portrait of an artist that asks the questions so many men are afraid to ask.

"A unique, wandering study with plenty of thought-provoking, endearing twists"--Kirkus

"SOFT-BOILED is a magical genre remix that challenges received ideas of American Manhood and the Lone Artist, while simultaneously delivering a thrilling and comedic detective noir and moving family drama"--Torrey Peters

"SOFT-BOILED leaves no stone unturned in its investigation of this unified myth of American manhood, and West is a smart, fun, kind-hearted investigator, willing--like Frank Streets, the enigma at the book's center--to let us ride along and see what happens next"--Lucas Mann

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About the Author

Stephen J. West is a writer, teacher, and parent who previously lived in West Virginia.

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Publisher
Kelson Books
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0982783876
ISBN 13 
9780982783870
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
196
Rating
  • 4.38 out of 5 stars
    13 ratings by Goodreads