By the Book: What Books Can Tell Us About Men

Vijay Dorai

17-Nov-20 20:00

By the Book: What Books Can Tell Us About Men

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International Men’s Day falls each year on Nov 19, and to mark the occasion, we look at how men and masculinity are portrayed in literature - and how these ideas are evolving. Joining us for the conversation is reader and occasional book reviewer Vijay Dorai, and we talk our way through books by Irving Wallace, Chuck Palahniuk, Michael Chabon, and many more.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: Film, Literature

Tags: literature, books, International Men’s Day, men in literature, masculinity,

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