Manhood: A Journey from Childhood into the Fierce Order of Virility
"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...
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"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
Foreword by Susan Sontag Translator's Note, 1983 Prologue: I have just reached the age of thirty-four I. Tragic Themes II. Classical Themes III. Lucrece IV. Judith V. The Head of Holofernes VI. Lucrece and Judith VII. The Loves of Holofernes VIII. The Raft of the Medusa Notes Afterword: The Autobiographer as Torero Selected Bibliography A Note on the Author
