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Stanisław Herman Lem ( Polish: [staˈɲiswaf ˈlɛm] ⓘ; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of novels, short stories and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into ...
Aug 11, 2021 · Such was Lem’s diversity of style and expertise that in 1974 Philip K. Dick, who Lem himself esteemed as “a visionary among the charlatans,” wrote to the F.B.I. alleging that Lem was ...
- Roisin Kiberd
Stanisław Lem. (1921-2006) one of the greatest contemporary writers—„a virtuoso storyteller” according to the „New York Times”, whose books „convey the sense of a mind hovering above the boundaries of the human condition.”. While most of his works bear the broad „science fiction” label he was a master of a number of genres ...
Jan 6, 2019 · January 6, 2019. In Stanisław Lem’s writing, perverse invention and rational coherence lock into each other at weird, compelling angles. Photograph from AP. The science-fiction writer and ...
- Paul Grimstad
Nov 23, 2011 · Today's Google Doodle marks the 60th anniversary of Polish science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem's first work, Astronauci ('The Astronauts'), about the Earth being attacked by Venusians, published ...
- Emily Jupp
Apr 25, 2024 · They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Stanisław Lem (born September 12, 1921, Lwów, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]—died March 27, 2006, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish author of science fiction that veers between humanism and despair about human limitations. His books have been translated into more than 35 ...
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Feb 27, 2024 · February 27, 2024. Illustration by Mark Pernice. “We are going to speak of the future,” the Polish writer Stanisław Lem wrote, in “ Summa Technologiae ,” from 1964, a series of essays ...
