Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer's Life Author|Jean Storlie At a time when the

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Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer's Life Author|Jean Storlie At a time when theSoft Boiled follows Stephen J. West as he shadows a private investigator by the name of Frank Streets. What starts out as a last ditch effort to write West's first bookwhile juggling responsibilities as a husband and new fatherbecomes a critical reflection on art making, storytelling, and masculinity in America. Blending memoir, reportage, criticism, and detective thriller into one capacious yet focused narrative, Soft Boiled is a lyrical and aching