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Book Reviews of Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes (Women in Translation)

Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes (Women in Translation)
Egalia's Daughters A Satire of the Sexes - Women in Translation
Author: Gerd Brantenberg, Louis MacKay
ISBN-13: 9781878067586
ISBN-10: 1878067583
Publication Date: 3/1995
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Seal Press (WA)
Book Type: Paperback
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cleverlibrarian avatar reviewed Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes (Women in Translation) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I had to read this book for a Women in Nordic Societies class in college. Despite being required reading, it is a very funny and interesting book.

Brantenberg flips the sexes in this book (even renaming things such as calling men "menwim") in an attempt to satirize the supposed equality of the sexes in the nordic nations. The first few pages of acquanting yourself with what she renames everything is a little difficult, but it gets much easier to read after the first few pages.
reviewed Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes (Women in Translation) on + 14 more book reviews
I started to read this book in collge and lost interest.