''Manrape'' (, ) is a 1975 novel by

Märta Tikkanen Märta Eleonora Tikkanen (; born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer. Biography Born in Helsinki, she has worked as a reporter for ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' from 1956 to 1961. She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of ...

. 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. The book was made into the 1978 film ''

Men Can't Be Raped ''Men Can't Be Raped'' (also known as ''Manrape''; ) is a 1978 Finnish-Swedish " rape and revenge" drama film directed by Jörn Donner, based on the novel '' Manrape'' by Märta Tikkanen. It tells the story of a woman (Anna Godenius), who, after ...

'', directed by

Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a cinema of Finland, Finnish writer, film director, actor, film producer, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexan ...

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1975 Swedish novels Swedish-language novels 1970s Finnish novels {{1970s-novel-stub