The virility factor: A novel [Hardcover]

Robert Merle (Author)

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Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; First Edition edition (1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070414963
• ISBN-13: 978-0070414969
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,022,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the most interesting books I have ever read, May 25, 1998

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Csaba Fikker ([e-mail]) (SF, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Virility Factor(330117) (Paperback)

If you want an interesting story about women taking over the world (USA) here is a chance, the book is very intensive,descriptive and incredibly realistic. Beeing a man myself in USA it is almost frightening to go trough the story but I can assure you I could not let the book go 'till it was phinished. Robert Merle is one of my favorite authors , unfortunately there is a very limited number of books in english language from him. If you do not know R. Merle's work you should start reading right now!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, deep, entertaining., December 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Virility Factor (Hardcover)

Sci-fi genre rarely produces books touching so many, so relevant topics of today's society many many years ahead of its time. Political correctness (esp. relationship between sexes), science, cloning, eugenics, male libido, war, Castro, almost everything enters into the captivating story so craftfully produced by Merle. The characters are colorful, yet simple, the story so complex, but natural, you will not dare to breath till you get to the end. A must read, if at all you value your freedom to think and imagine.

What on this world's order is cast in stone ? What would happen if things changed ? What if the American male would be in danger of extinction ?

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordianry, challenges principles of male-domination, March 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Virility Factor(330117) (Paperback)

A must-read for both men and women, A WHAT-IF scenario that should make us all think about male domination.