Solaris (Faber Classics) by Stanislaw Lem

Solaris (Faber Classics) by Stanislaw Lem

Universally considered to be a modern science fiction classic, Stanlislaw Lem's Solaris was first published in 1961 and subsequently adapted for the screen by the Soviet film-maker Andrei Tarkovsky in what many critics believe to be the most intelligent sci-fi movie ever made.When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others suffer from the same affliction and speculation rises among scientists that the Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates incarnate memories, but its purpose in doing so remains a mystery . . .Solaris raises a question that has been at the heart of human experience and literature for centuries: can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?

Born in 1921 in Lvov, Poland, Stanislaw Lem is the prolific and versatile author of novels, short stories, literary criticism, philosophy, parodies and screenplays. Lem is the recipient of many literary awards, most notably the State Prize for Literature in Poland (1976) and the Austrian State Award for European Literature (1985).

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Titel	Solaris (Faber Classics)
Autor	Stanislaw Lem
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Faber & Faber
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-04-09
Seitenanzahl	224
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