| Border: | yes |
| Author: | Thomas Page McBee |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man | |
| Genre: | Memoir |
| Publisher: | City Lights Publishers |
| Release Date: | September 9, 2014 |
| Media Type: | |
| Isbn: | 9780872866249 |
| Awards: | Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction |
Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man is a nonfiction book by Thomas Page McBee, published September 8, 2014, by City Lights Publishers. The book centres on the question "What does it really mean to be a man?" as McBee shares his negative experiences with masculinity, including childhood abuse and a mugging, both perpetrated by men.[1]
In 2014, the book won a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction.[2]
Man Alive received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly,[3] Kirkus Reviews,[4] Lambda Literary Foundation,[5] and Library Journal.[6]
Publishers Weekly noted, "McBee’s lyrical, achingly honest exploration of loss and maturation offers a hopeful antidote to more toxic forms of masculinity."
Kirkus called the book "quite a story, masterfully rendered."[4]
Publishers Weekly,[7] NPR,[8] and Kirkus named Man Alive one of the best nonfiction books of 2014. Advocate included it in their list of the 10 best transgender nonfiction books of the year.[9]
| 2015 | American Library Association Over the Rainbow Project List | Top 10 | [10] | |
| 2014 | Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction | Winner |