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Return from the Stars (Polish: Powrót z gwiazd) is a science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. Written in 1961, it is the story of a cosmonaut returning to his homeworld, Earth, after more than a century in Earth time, but just 10 years for him, finding it a completely different place, with many developments he dislikes. [1]
- Stanislaw Lem
- 1961
3.94. 5,884 ratings361 reviews. An astronaut returns to Earth after a ten-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes. Stanislaw Lem's Return from the Stars recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years--although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on ...
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Stanislaw Lem's Return from the Stars recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years-although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on Earth. Bregg finds a society that he hardly recognizes, in which danger has been eradicated.
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- Stanislaw Lem, Simon Ings, Barbara Marszal
Return from the Stars. Kindle Edition. An astronaut returns to Earth after a 10-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes in science fiction novel by the Solaris author, whose works “make our weary universe seem pale and undistinguished by comparison” (The Washington Post).
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- Stanislaw Lem
"Return from the Stars" tells the story of an Astronaut returning to Earth after a long flight. Because of Einstein's time paradox one and a half centuries have passed on Earth. The Astronaut tries to understand and accept the unfamiliar Earthly civilization that gave up risk for the sake of safety and prosperity.
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Feb 18, 2020 · Return from the Stars. by Stanisław Lem. Foreword by Simon Ings. Translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. Paperback. $17.95. Paperback. ISBN: 9780262538480. Pub date: February 18, 2020. Publisher: The MIT Press. 312 pp., 5 x 8 in,
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