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'The Men Can't Be Saved' analyzes masculinity in the world of advertising

'The Men Can't Be Saved' analyzes masculinity in the world of advertising

FromNPR's Book of the Day


'The Men Can't Be Saved' analyzes masculinity in the world of advertising

FromNPR's Book of the Day

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Sep 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ben Purkert's novel, The Men Can't Be Saved, follows a junior copywriter with a viral tagline for adult diapers. Is it a modern take on Mad Men? Or its very antithesis? Purkert tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer how his own days in the advertising industry – at the same time the TV drama starring Jon Hamm had just premiered – shaped his understanding of ego, drive and manhood in the workplace....and how maybe making partner at a firm is more about finding connection than a fancy title, though his protagonist would never admit it out loud.
Released:
Sep 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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