The Ally

The Ally

By Iván Repila
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“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

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 is 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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  1. Odin
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    Brutal portrayal of womenThis is a Spanish language novel translated into English. As such, the English speaking listener with page after page of what has to be defined a very crude and rough words in describing the woman’s anatomy. Misogyny runs amuck,

    This is a Spanish-language novel translated into English. As such, the English-speaking listener with page after page of what has to be defined as very crude and rough words in describing the woman’s anatomy. Misogyny runs amuck, resulting in a need for a shower after listening to it. The insulting nature of the book reminds one of the way bots make a wasteland of principles in the social media world. It’s possible that in the translation misinterpretations took place, but still, it’s hard to not feel there was some real intent here to undermine the female gender.

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