The Descent of Man

An eloquent and witty tour guide through the fun house that is masculinity … He’s just the man for the job – Dwight Garner, Books of the Times * The New York Times *
A funny, engaging, and at times penetrating trek through the tricky landscape of contemporary masculinity … [Perry is] a cultural luminary – Jason Heller * NPR *
Pithy and insightful … The Descent of Man fits into the tradition of the 18th-century treatise, a plea for a new, enlightened social order in the manner of Mary Wollstonecraft or William Hazlitt – Sophie Gilbert, * The Atlantic *
A joy to read – William Leith * Financial Times *
[Perry] is thoroughly engaging and charismatic … His personality shines through – Clive Davis * The Times *
GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was. – Caitlin Moran
Thoughtful, clearly written and a joy to read * Evening Standard *
A fabulous book – Victoria Hislop
With its non-macho slender girth and personal, engaging approach, [The Descent of Man] is a breeze of a read, and one that makes you see our male-manufactured world a little differently … Grayson Perry has written the very book I wanted to write – Matt Haig * Guardian *

Grayson Perry is a man. He is also an award-winning artist, a Bafta-winning TV presenter, a Reith Lecturer and a bestselling author with traditional masculine traits like a desire to always be right and to overtake all other cyclists when going up big hills.

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