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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.
In 1953, Stanisław Lem married Barbara Leśniak, a radiologist; their son, Tomasz, was born in 1968.
From the autobiographical Highcastle. Stanislaw Lem was born in Lvov on September 12th 1921 to a family of a laryngologist. Since 1932 he attended the K. S. Szajnocha II State Grammar School in Lvov where he received a secondary school certificate in 1939. Between 1940 and 1941, after the occupation of Lvov by Soviet troops, Lem studied ...
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
callendarium. f Share. 1921. Stanislaw Lem was born in Lwow, Poland (presently Lviv, Ukraine) to a family of a wealthy laryngologist. 1932. starts education at the II K. Szajnocha State Grammar School in Lwow. 1939. obtains secondary school certificate. 1940-41.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Stanislaw Lem. With the possible exception of France's Jules Verne, Polish author Stanislaw Lem (1921–2006) has been the best-known science fiction writer to work in a language other than English. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages, with total sales estimated at some 27 million copies by 2006.
