Literature and Fiction / Narrative Non-fiction · Hardback

The Fall of the Patriarchy

Norwegian title: Patriarkatet faller

Through history feminists have been ridiculed and harassed all around the World. In the 18th Century well-known feminists where decapitated in the guillotines, and in the 19th Century the Suffragettes were thrown in jail. In our time feminist activists are imprisoned in countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia. Feminists are labelled as moody, angry and unattractive. Still, new generations are daring to proudly call themselves feminists.

Author Marta Breen and illustrator Jenny Jordahl have through a number of books proved themselves as great communicators when it comes to the history of women. In this book they take the reader for a joyride through the cultural history of the patriarchy. With a good dose of humour the tell the stories about how men from Aristoteles to Woody Allen has described the world through the male gaze. They tell the stories of the women who through history has fought the oppression – and they rank the world’s worst sexists through times.

Join us in finally taking down the patriarchy!

Material available

  • ✓ Synopsis & author CV
  • ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
  • ✓ Sample translation on request

Original publisher

Cappelen Damm

Publication

2021

Length

104 pages

Format

Hardback

Genre

Literature and Fiction / Narrative Non-fiction

Foreign rights

Sold to 15 territories

  • Bangladeshcontract signed 2023The University Press
  • Brazilcontract signed 2021Companhia das Letras
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  • Italycontract signed 2021Edizioni EL
  • Japancontract signed 2021Godo-Shuppan
  • Mozambiquecontract signed 2023Editora Trinta Zero Nove
  • Norwaycontract signed 2022Den siste skilling
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  • Spaincontract signed 2021RBA Libros
  • Swedencontract signed 2021Natur & Kultur
  • United Statescontract signed 2022HELVETIQ

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