Título: Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood
Autor: Carlos Andres Gomez
Sinopse: Inspired by the award-winning poet and actor’s acclaimed one-man play, a powerful coming-of-age memoir that reimagines masculinity for the twenty-first-century male. Award-winning poet, actor, and writer Carlos Andrés Gómez is a supremely gifted storyteller with a captivating voice whose power resonates equally on the live stage and on the page. In one of his most moving spoken-word poems, Gómez recounts a confrontation he once had after accidentally bumping into another man at a club. Just as they were about to fight, Gómez experienced an unexplainable surge of emotion that made his eyes well up with tears. Everyone at the scene jumped back, as if crying, or showing vulnerability, was the most insane thing that Gómez could possibly have done. Like many men in our society, Gómez grew up believing that he had to be ready to fight at all times, treat women as objects, and close off his emotional self. It wasn’t until he discovered acting that he began to see the true cost of squelching one’s emotions—and how aggression dominates everything that young males are taught. Statistics on graduation rates, employment, and teen and young-adult suicide make it clear that the young males in our society are at a crisis point, but Gómez seeks to reverse these ominous trends by sharing the lessons that he has learned. Like Hill Harper’s Letters to a Young Brother, Man Up will be an agent for positive change, galvanizing men—but also mothers, girlfriends, wives, and sisters—to rethink and reimagine the way all men interact with women, deal with violence, handle fear, and express emotion.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood”, de Carlos Andres Gomez, publicado pela editora Gotham Books, em 2013 e com 323 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Gotham Books
Páginas: 323
Ano: 2013
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781592408078
ISBN13: 9781592408078
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Gotham Books oferecem uma experiência de leitura que transita entre o envolvimento emocional e a reflexão intelectual, com obras que exploram desde a intimidade das relações humanas até análises culturais e científicas. O catálogo revela um equilíbrio entre narrativas pessoais, como memórias e relatos de superação, e abordagens mais didáticas, que trazem temas como física aplicada a super-heróis ou estratégias para manter a paixão em relacionamentos. O tom varia do inspirador ao informativo, frequentemente com um ritmo acessível e linguagem direta, sem perder profundidade. As sinopses sugerem que há obras que dialogam com públicos interessados em autoconhecimento, espiritualidade, esportes, e até humor, compondo um mosaico editorial que valoriza a diversidade temática sem dispersar o foco na experiência humana.
