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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
In fact, the Holocaust as one of the themes of Lem’s work has only recently come to light, most importantly, in the research of Agnieszka Gajewska (2016) and Wojciech Orliński (2017). As it turns out, Lem’s experience as a Holocaust survivor may well have influenced his sci-fi work, even though he may have seemed to be avoiding it.
Edited by Ra Page. A collection of three translated short works by Lem ( The Lilo; Darkness and Mildew; The Invasion from Aldebaran) and works by other authors but inspired by Lem. (2011). The Truth and Other Stories (2022) – short stories collection, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
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Nov 16, 2016 · From the 1950s, science fiction writer Stanisław Lem began firing out prescient explorations of our present and far beyond. His vision is proving unparalleled. By Simon Ings. 16 November 2016....
