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Feb 10, 2017 · Although The Cyberiad was published in a less dangerous environment than Lem’s first works, which date from the 1940s and early 1950s – when Stalin was still alive, and Communist states still murderously repressed unorthodox literature – it still has to cloak some of its meanings in fantastical tales. While many of the collection’s mad ...
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The Cyberiad has been widely praised and acknowledged for its writing, humor, and allegorical nature. Most critics agree that it is a work of "comic-satirical science fiction", though many have argued that the deeper themes present make it far more than a simple work of science fiction.
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Oct 10, 2023 · Given how heavy at least the movie version of Solaris is, I guess I was expecting something more tonally bleak, but this book is all goofs and laughs and silly stuff. Even the language is really punny and full of internal rhyme, which raises some questions about the translation.
Simply put, The Cyberiad is the joy of reading. Featuring word games, puns, unpredictable stories, continually clever outcomes, and the blood, sweat, and tears of humanity (in robot form!!), anyone who enjoys the literary side of science fiction should simply run to get this book.
‘The Cyberiad’ is one of Stanisław Lem’s finest books, and one which he considered his contribution to the poetics of science fiction literature. No one before him had ever created such an elaborate combination of futurological themes with a fairy tale and a philosophical tale, wherein creative engineering replaces biological reproduction.
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Jun 29, 2014 · REVIEW: THE CYBERIAD – FABLES FOR THE CYBERNETIC AGE / AUTHOR: STANISLAW LEM / PUBLISHER: PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS / RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW In the west, Stanislaw Lem is probably still best known for the adaptations of his works – chiefly Solaris, made for the screen no fewer than three times. The narrowness of his […]
