{"product_id":"becoming-a-man-9780060595647","title":"Becoming a Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe National Book Award winning memoir with a new foreword by Kathryn Harrison, author of The Kiss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fiercely committed to bequeathing a map of his psychic terrain, to spare others the pain of his solitary journey, [Monette's] fine memoir is affirmative and ultimately celebratory.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA child of the 1950s from a small New England town, \"perfect Paul\" earns straight A's and scholarships and shines in social and literary pursuits, all the while keeping a secret--from himself and the rest of the world. Struggling to be or at least to imitate a straight man, through Ivy League halls of privilege and bohemian travels abroad, loveless intimacy, and unrequited passion, Paul Monette was haunted, and finally saved, by a dream--\"The thing I'd never even seen: two men in love and laughing.\" This searingly honest, witty, and humane merging of memoir and manifesto has become the definitive coming out story--and a classic of the coming-of-age genre. It was awarded the 1992 National Book Award for nonfiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060595647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.07h x 5.31w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2015 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Monette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150720000181,"sku":"9780060595647","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0662e73f-69fe-46d2-a71f-f0edc962c50a.jpg?v=1741105134","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/becoming-a-man-9780060595647","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}