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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
Welcome to the land of Egalia, where gender roles are topsy-turvy as "wim" wield the power and "menwim" light the home fires. This re-telling of the prototypical coming-of age novel will have readers laughing out loud and wondering who should prevail: poor Petronius, who wants more than anything to cruise the oceans as a seawom; or his powerful ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780931188343
ISBN-10: 0931188342
Publication Date: 10/1985
Pages: 269
Edition: U.S. ed
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Publisher: Seal Pr
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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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.
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