Solaris (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Stanislaw Lem
- First Published: 1961
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: The distant future
- Setting: A space station above the planet Solaris
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Extraterrestrial life, Future, Other worlds, Space flight or travel, Space ships, stations, or vehicles, Mysteries, Planets, Monsters, Ocean
- Locales: Solaris (fictive)
Characters Discussed
Kris Kelvin, a scientist in his early thirties who has just arrived at the Solaris station. Kelvin descends from space to find that the experimental work station he has reached is in chaos. He feels fearful and disoriented when he discovers that his former teacher, Gibarian, has just committed suicide and that the station’s two other scientists appear to be insane: Snow and Sartorius often hide in their rooms and speak in a cryptic and paranoid fashion. After waking from a much-needed sleep, Kelvin finds himself confronted with the reincarnation of his...
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