The movement / Petra Hůlová ; translated from the Czech by Alex Zucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hůlová, Petra, 1979- author.

Contributor:

Zucker, Alex, translator.

Standardized Title:

Stručné dějiny Hnutí. English

Language:

Czech

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Fiction.

Feminism.

Sexual attraction.

Internment camps.

Internment camps--Fiction.

Sexual attraction--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Czech fiction.

Nazi concentration camps.

Genre:

Fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

314 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : World Editions, 2021.

Language Note:

Text in English, translated from the Czech.

Summary:

"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."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translation of: Stručné dějiny Hnutí.

First published in 2018 in the Czech Republic by Torst.

ISBN:

9781642861006

1642861006

OCLC:

1280352477

Publisher Number:

99988702265