Lem, Stanislaw (Vol. 8) - Lem, Stanislaw 1921–
Lem, Stanislaw 1921–
Polish science fiction and fantasy novelist and short story writer, Lem has been called a genius, a titan of Eastern European literature. He is one of the few writers of science fiction to have transcended the limitations of the genre, gaining international recognition. In his fiction Lem welds a wildly comic imagination to a darkly surrealistic vision of life. In 1973 his work was acknowledged by the Polish Ministry of Culture and in this country he became the recipient of a special honorary Nebula Award for science fiction.
Solaris is a strange and fascinating exploration of memory and reality, a story about events on a space station hovering over a bizarre ocean that covers a distant planet…. [Lem's] Invincible … exhibits the emotional range of man's dedication to science and exploration, a range from curiosity to courage to a thirst for vengeance; the story is about an expedition to discover what...
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