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4 days ago · 28 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 1 minute ago Life lessons from the great books. "Fiasco" by Stanislaw Lem is a science fiction novel that delves into the complexities of first contact...
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May 23, 2024 · Dive into the enigmatic world of 'Solaris' by Stanisław Lem with our in-depth video series. Explore the philosophical depths, psychological complexities, and cinematic adaptations of this ...
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Roughly 3 minutes ago I had a totally spontaneous theory on the Quintans form Lem's "Fiasco". (I was listening to John Michael Godier's recent podcast on cosmic voids, not thematically related. Sorry for drifting away John!). As you might know, the quintans are revealed to be non-moving, fungi-like organisms at the end of the novel.
May 10, 2024 · New book, new adventure!This was actually on my to-read list for a long time, but I just bought it a few days ago. I feel like I need a bit of a break until ...
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1 day ago · Review of. The Star Diaries. by Stanisław Lem. There is genius, and there is Stanislaw Lem. Occupying the highest echelons of imagination and intelligence, nobody writes a story like Lem—regardless science fiction, literature, or anything between. His 1957 collection The Star Diaries, starring the everyday spaceman Ijon Tichy, is a small ...
May 11, 2024 · Stanislaw Lem asks many questions but practically gives no answers. He creates a crime story that is on one hand overly realistic – listening to the conversations of the policemen, we feel as though we’ve been given the entire case documentation, all the facts, theories, and suspicions, and like Gregory, we’re trapped in the necessity of solving the mystery; on the other hand, the writer ...
May 12, 2024 · Stanislaw Lem was triumphing at the end of the 1950s with the adventures of Ijon Tichy in The Star Diaries, and he had already published The Magellanic Cloud and Eden, with Return from the Stars and Solaris to follow in a few years. A well-known name in a joint, pioneering, socialist film production was an additional advantage.
