{"product_id":"the-ally-paperback","title":"The Ally - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIván Repila\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMara Faye Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this unexpectedly hilarious social novel, a misguided thirty-something tries to beat his girlfriend at her own game: becoming the ultimate feminist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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...\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e Following him as his plan spectacularly fails, \u003ci\u003eThe Ally \u003c\/i\u003emixes humor, clever storytelling, and hard-core feminist theory to lampoon the macho superiority complex and our modern gender wars.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIván Repila \u003c\/b\u003eworked in advertising, graphic design, and publishing before turning to writing with his highly acclaimed debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDespicable Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, was his first to appear in English. Repila's work is celebrated in his homeland of Spain and praised for its originality and depth, and has been translated into more than fifteen languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMara Faye Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator of contemporary Catalan and Spanish prose, and the author of \u003ci\u003eA Person's a Person, No Matter How Small\u003c\/i\u003e. Her recent translations include books by Patricio Pron, Max Besora, Javier Calvo, Marta Orriols, Toni Sala, Alicia Kopf, and Irene Solà. She is currently translating the collected short stories of Pere Calders.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.98 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697274949695,"sku":"9781635422542","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/755e2b33a0618399fda0ccb6c6ec0d9c.webp?v=1765008952","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-ally-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}