The Virility Factor

by Robert Merle and Emily Grothe

Seltsame Dinge, Verbrechen und Tr ume. In diesem Buch gibt es keine Grenzen. Werde einen Tag zum Geist, kl re ein Verbrechen auf und fahre mit auf eine Klassenfahrt der etwas anderen Art. Oder reise... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070414963
• ISBN13: 9780070414969
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Superb, deep, entertaining.

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 ?

one of the most interesting books I have ever read

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!

Extraordianry, challenges principles of male-domination

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

Battle of the sexes from a sci-fi point of view. Excellent!

A virulent form of encephalitis decimates world male population and women take political and economical power. In the best tradition of sci-fi, Merle changes one item on our everyday world: makes males the weaker sex (original French title was "Les hommes proteges" Protected Men) and challenges our assumptions and conventions, meanwhile writing a page turner.