The Movement
by Petra Hůlová
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Pub Date 12 Oct 2021 | Archive Date 5 Oct 2021
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Description
In this utopia, the feminist Movement has been successful and women rule the world. Men are trained at reeducation facilities to accept the new normal in this futuristic satire challenging our sexual norms.
The Movement’s founding ideology emphasizes that women should be valued for their inner qualities, and not for their physical attributes. Men have been forbidden to be attracted to women on the basis of their bodies. While some continue unreformed, many submit—or are sent by wives and daughters—to the Institute for internment and reeducation. Our narrator, an unapologetic guard at one of these reeducation facilities, describes how the Movement started, her own personal journey, and what happens when a program fails. She is convinced the Movement is nearing its final victory—a time when everybody will fall in line with its ideals. Outspoken, ambiguous, and terrifying, this socio-critical satire of our sexual norms sets the reader firmly outside of their comfort zone.
A Note From the Publisher
UK Edition Details
Pub Date: Oct. 7, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-912987-24-5
Price: £12.99
UK Edition Details
Pub Date: Oct. 7, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-912987-24-5
Price: £12.99
Advance Praise
“Petra Hůlová is one of the most distinctive and outspoken Czech writers of her generation.” —Project Plume
Praise for A Brief History of the Movement
“Hůlová’s story can be read primarily as a timeless fable about how the best of human intentions always end up paving the road to some totalitarian hell.” —Dublin Review of Books
“Petra Hůlová has managed to write a book which is committed in the best sense of the word: it unsettles, provokes, angers. It forces you to think while it also maintains a high literary standard.” —MF DNES
“By setting her story in a dystopian world, Petra Hůlová has created room for a narrative which goes far beyond today’s discussions in society about equal rights and protection for women.” —Aktuálně.cz
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781642861006 |
| PRICE | CA$22.99 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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