# The Descent of Man

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- Book: [The Descent of Man](https://www.bookquiver.com/grayson-perry/the-descent-of-man) ([The Descent of Man.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/grayson-perry/the-descent-of-man.md))
- Authors: [Grayson Perry](https://www.bookquiver.com/grayson-perry)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4313-165-6
- Pages: 160
- Published: 2017-05-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

What does it mean to be male in the 21st Century? Award-winning artist Grayson Perry explores what masculinity is: from sex to power, from fashion to career prospects, and what it could become—with...