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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 ...
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 ...
Apr 25, 2024 · 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 languages.
- William L. Hosch
Solaris is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It follows a crew of scientists on a research station as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the titular alien planet. The novel is one of Lem's best-known works.
The Official Site of Stanislaw Lem: biography, reviews, drawings, a gallery of covers and illustrations, essays, short stories, bibliography.
Lem about Himself. Norbert Wiener begins his autobiography with the words "I was a child prodigy." What I would have to say is "I was a monster." Possibly that's a slight exaggeration, but as a young boy I certainly terrorized those around me. I would agree only if my father stood on the table and opened and closed an umbrella, or I might allow ...
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Aug 11, 2021 · Throughout a career spanning six decades that produced more translated works than any other Polish writer, he adopted the viewpoints of aliens, robots, a conscious supercomputer and a sentient ...
