The Ally, Ivan Repila
The Ally, Ivan Repila
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The Ally

Author: Iván Repila, Mara Faye Lethem

Narrator: Thom Rivera, Frankie Corzo

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/13/2022


Synopsis

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

About Iván Repila

Iván Repila worked in advertising, graphic design, and publishing before turning to writing with his highly acclaimed debut novel, Despicable Comedy. His second novel, The Boy Who Stole Attila’s Horse, 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.

About Mara Faye Lethem

Mara Faye Lethem is a Brooklyn-born, Barcelona-based writer and literary translator from Catalan and Spanish. Her translations have appeared in The Best American Non-Required Reading 2010, Granta, the Paris Review, and McSweeney’s.

About Frankie Corzo

Frankie Corzo is a film and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. She obtained a BA degree in theater studies from Montclair State University.


Reviews

«Las mujeres que me rodean están llenas de ira. No una ira espontánea, fruto de una insatisfacción pasajera, de un deseo inmediato que se frustra, sino una ira orgánica, interiorizada, contenida por cientos de rutinas. Una ira asumida como un estado natural, desglosada en capítulos de iras menores q......more

Goodreads review by Marta

Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este libro. Realmente no sé qué pensar acerca de esta historia. El argumento no está mal: se trata de un hombre, sin nombre, que decide informarse sobre el feminismo, y ser un aliado del movimiento. Hasta ahí todo iba bien, pero se torció cuando se quiso hacer el h......more

Goodreads review by Sara

El libro es ligero y entretenido, se lee rápido, pero tengo un regustillo amargo porque no acabo de tener claro que pienso sobre un tío escribiendo un alegato sobre feminismo y el papel (y problemas) de los hombres en él, a pesar de qué por el relato parece consciente de las paradojas que eso implic......more

Goodreads review by M.C

Panfleto. Salvo un poco el estilo y la intención de hacer algo con contenido, pero no me han gustado ni el enfoque ni la historia, ni mucho menos los sermones. Incluso ha habido partes que me han irritado de tan obvias que resultan en su intencionalidad política o ideológica o comoquiera denominarse......more


Quotes

“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