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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.
List of works by Stanisław Lem and their adaptations. Some of Lem's works in 9 languages. Stanisław Lem was a Polish science fiction writer. His works have been translated into 40 languages and over 30 million copies have been sold.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 25, 2024 • Article History. Born: September 12, 1921, Lwów, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine] Died: March 27, 2006, Kraków, Poland (aged 84) Notable Works: “Astronauci” “His Master’s Voice” “Solaris” “Summa technologiae” “The Cyberiad” “The Futurological Congress” (Show more)
