Becoming a Man Author:Paul Monette A child of the 1950's 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, lov... more »eless intimacy, and unrequited passion, Paul Monette was haunted, and finally saved, by a dream --"The thinking I'd never even seen: two men in love and laughing." This searingly honest, witty, and humane merging of memoir and manifesto promises to 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.« less