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Author | Märta Tikkanen |
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Original title | Män kan inte våldtas |
Language | Swedish |
Published | 1975 |
Publication place | Finland |
Manrape ( Swedish: Män kan inte våldtas, lit. 'Men Can't Be Raped') is a 1975 novel by Märta Tikkanen. [1] The book launched Tikkanen's career and placed her in the centre of an ongoing debate about gender roles in the Nordic countries.
In the novel, a man rapes forty-year-old Tova, who resolves to rape him in revenge. [2]
The book was made into the 1978 film Men Can't Be Raped, directed by Jörn Donner. [3]