Man Alive A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man
- 25 May 2017
- 9781786890887
- £10.99
- 176 pp
- 129×198mm
- 25 May 2017
- 9781786890894
- £8.79
- 176 pp
In a few words
A wry, tender memoir by one of the leading voices on transition and masculinity
In a few words
A wry, tender memoir by one of the leading voices on transition and masculinity
Thomas Page McBee writes about manhood - in all its danger and damaged allure - more beautifully and with greater nuance than any other writer I know. Man Alive is a brilliant, necessary book
Garth Greenwell, Author Of What Belongs To You
Literate and witty . . . Valuable and engaging
Thomas Page McBee writes about manhood - in all its danger and damaged allure - more beautifully and with greater nuance than any other writer I know. Man Alive is a brilliant, necessary book
Garth Greenwell, Author Of What Belongs To You
Literate and witty . . . Valuable and engaging
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the book
If he is to become a man, what sort of man should Thomas Page McBee be?
To find out, McBee must confront the suffering he has endured at the hands of men: the abuse he endured as a child from his father, and the violent mugging which almost killed him as an adult. Standing at the brink of the life-changing decision to transition from female to male, McBee seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood, and reclaim his body on his own terms.
Powerful, uplifting and profound, Man Alive is a story about transformation; about freedom, and love, and finding the strength to rebuild ourselves as the people we are meant to be.
More about
the book
If he is to become a man, what sort of man should Thomas Page McBee be?
To find out, Thomas must confront the suffering he has endured at the hands of men: the abuse he endured as a child from his father, and the violent mugging which almost killed him as an adult. Standing at the brink of the life-changing decision to transition from female to male, McBee seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood, and reclaim his body on his own terms.
Powerful, uplifting and profound, Man Alive is a story about transformation; about freedom, and love, and finding the strength to rebuild ourselves as the people we are meant to be.
A sweet, tender hurt of a memoir . . . about forgiveness and self-discovery, but mostly it's about love, so much love. McBee takes us in his capable hands and shows us what it takes to become a man who is gloriously, gloriously alive
Roxane Gay, Author Of Bad Feminist
Reading Man Alive is like sitting with someone uncurling his hands, then holding them out to you, open, so that you can behold all the hard-won strength, insight, agility, and love to be found there
Maggie Nelson, Author Of The Argonauts
Empathy is McBee's objective, the most important part of becoming real in one's own eyes . . . we are born human; with hard work, we achieve humanity
By turns despairing and hopeful, exceptional and relatable. To read it is to witness the birth of a fuller, truer self. I loved this book
Ann Friedman
A sweet, tender hurt of a memoir . . . about forgiveness and self-discovery, but mostly it's about love, so much love. McBee takes us in his capable hands and shows us what it takes to become a man who is gloriously, gloriously alive
Roxane Gay, Author Of Bad Feminist
Reading Man Alive is like sitting with someone uncurling his hands, then holding them out to you, open, so that you can behold all the hard-won strength, insight, agility, and love to be found there
Maggie Nelson, Author Of The Argonauts
Empathy is McBee's objective, the most important part of becoming real in one's own eyes . . . we are born human; with hard work, we achieve humanity
By turns despairing and hopeful, exceptional and relatable. To read it is to witness the birth of a fuller, truer self. I loved this book
Ann Friedman
Thomas Page McBee
View profileThomas Page McBee was ‘masculinity expert’ for Vice and the first trans man ever to box at Madison Square Garden. His essays and reportage have appeared in the New York Times, Playboy, Glamour, and Salon.
@thomaspagemcbee
Thomas Page McBee
View profileThomas Page McBee was the ‘masculinity expert’ for VICE and has written the columns ‘Self-Made Man’ for the Rumpus and ‘The American Man’ for Pacific Standard. His essays and reportage have appeared in the New York Times, Playboy, The Atlantic, Glamour, Salon, and Buzzfeed, where he was a regular contributor on gender issues. Man Alive won the LAMBDA Literary Award and was named a Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, NPR Books, and BuzzFeed. He lives in New York City, where he works at the editor of special projects at Quartz. www.thomaspagemcbee.com @thomaspagemcbee
