Details

ISBN-10: 163542254X
ISBN-13: 9781635422542
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Publish Date: 12/13/2022
Dimensions: 7.98" L, 5.30" W, 0.69" H

The Ally

Translator: Mara Faye Lethem

Paperback

Price: $16.99

Overview

In this unexpectedly hilarious social novel, a misguided thirty-something tries to beat his girlfriend at her own game: becoming the ultimate feminist.

When he first meets Najwa at a lecture by Siri Hustvedt–whom he’s never read–our hero discovers a whole new world of feminist thought. Determined to impress her, he sets out sincerely on his journey to allyship. His mother confides in him about the dreams she had to sacrifice because of the patriarchy, and he laments the violence and oppression women face. But he can’t help but notice that they’re going about their activism the wrong way…
So our hero does what any good ally should: he gathers the worst of the macho men in town and begins a campaign to provoke the feminists. By “putting them in their place” with this phallic club–pelting demonstrators with raw eggs, posting obscene, threatening manifestos–he’s convinced he can make women understand, and get them to fight harder for the cause.
Following him as his plan spectacularly fails, The Ally mixes humor, clever storytelling, and hard-core feminist theory to lampoon the macho superiority complex and our modern gender wars.

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Reviews
"Through this brilliantly incisive tale of a man determined to be the best feminist ever, Iván Repila takes us on a no-holds-barred, brutally satirical, and wild ride through twenty-first-century machismo and misogyny. Deeply intelligent, brave, funny, and provocative." –Julianne Pachico, author of The Anthill and The Lucky Ones

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"This exquisite, terrifying novella is daunting and magnificent, a book that celebrates storytelling as the truest way towards understanding existence." –Irish Times

"A stark allegory about the experience of being arbitrarily imprisoned...Repila gives us ground for optimism in this climate of austerity...the ending of this bitter-sweet fable of our times is both tragic and a call to arms." –Times Literary Supplement

"Hughes's vibrant translation aids Repila's lyrical descriptions of anguish and hope, and the narrative's intelligence and depth make it a gripping read." –Publishers Weekly

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Details

ISBN-10: 163542254X
ISBN-13: 9781635422542
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Publish Date: 12/13/2022
Dimensions: 7.98" L, 5.30" W, 0.69" H
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