The Primal Urge

The Primal Urge

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author = Brian Aldiss
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Ballantine Books
release_date = 1961
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 191 pp
isbn = NA
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"The Primal Urge" is a 1961 science fiction novel by Brian Aldiss. A satire on sexual reserve, it explores the effects on society of a forehead-mounted Emotion Register that glows when the wearer experiences sexual attraction.

The book was banned in Ireland.

References

*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=4 | date=1974


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