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100 1 _aLong, Frank Belknap,
_d1903-1994
245 1 0 _aMating center
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aA Chariot book : exciting reading for men, 162
500 _aRelease date is 2023-08-19
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Mating Center" by Frank Belknap Long is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book explores a dystopian society where love and sexual attraction have been suppressed through biological manipulation and societal control, leaving only a select few "sex-privileged" individuals allowed to reproduce. The narrative follows the experiences of Teleman, a non-sex-privileged construction worker, as he grapples with newfound desires and uncovers the rebellion against this restrictive regime. The opening of "The Mating Center" introduces a highly controlled society that views love as a biological function stripped of emotional significance. Teleman experiences an unexplainable stir of desire as he encounters a beautiful woman, leading to a provocative interaction that hints at a breakdown in societal norms. As a monologue at a public gathering reveals the ruling caste's oppressive views toward passionate relationships, a bold female character stands up, expressing her refusal to conform. Tensions escalate as Teleman meets this woman and grapples with his suppressed instincts, setting the stage for the struggle against a system that punishes those who dare to embrace love and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Chariot Books, 1961
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aDystopias -- Fiction
653 _aRevolutions -- Fiction
653 _aEugenics -- Fiction
653 _aSex -- Fiction
830 0 _aA Chariot book : exciting reading for men, 162
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435053364345&view=1up&seq=2
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71441
999 _c112167
_d112167