The Primal Urge

The Primal Urge
Author Brian Aldiss
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction novel
Publisher Ballantine Books
Publication date
1961
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 191 pp

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.