Manhood

Manhood
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9780226471419
ISBN-13 : 0226471411
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Book Synopsis Manhood by : Michel Leiris

Download or read book Manhood written by Michel Leiris and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-06-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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


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