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The Making of a Man: Notes on Transsexuality
Maxim Februari
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Description for The Making of a Man: Notes on Transsexuality
Hardcover. The Making of a Man is the personal journey from female to male of writer and philosopher Maxim Februari. A frank, clear account of the many issues and questions of sex reassignment, this book is an intimate, moving, sometimes funny, always thought-provoking narration of sex change. Num Pages: 136 pages, 10. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 207 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
In autumn 2012, the writer and philosopher Maxim Februari, known until then as Marjolijn Februari, announced his intention to live as a man. In The Making of a Man he describes how the news was greeted and how people began to react: with unease, interest and sometimes a slightly too comradely tone. Whatever the response, there was always an element of ignorance - hardly anyone seemed to understand what a sex change actually involved or how best to react to it. Februari contemplates the many questions he had to deal with during his transition, from the effects of testosterone to ... Read more
In autumn 2012, the writer and philosopher Maxim Februari, known until then as Marjolijn Februari, announced his intention to live as a man. In The Making of a Man he describes how the news was greeted and how people began to react: with unease, interest and sometimes a slightly too comradely tone. Whatever the response, there was always an element of ignorance - hardly anyone seemed to understand what a sex change actually involved or how best to react to it. Februari contemplates the many questions he had to deal with during his transition, from the effects of testosterone to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780234441
SKU
V9781780234441
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Ref
99-15
About Maxim Februari
Maxim Febuari is the author of two novels including The Book Club (2011), and is a columnist for the Dutch newspapers De Volkskrant and NRC Handelsblad.
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