stanislaw lem

Stanislaw Lem pen names: Irving T. Creve, Stanisław Estel, Richard Popp, A. S. Tarantoga, Thomas V. Warren. born Lwów, Poland: 12 September 1921 died Kraków, Poland: 27 March 2006 Stanislaw Lem was a Polish polymath and author of novels, short stories, autobiography and essays, on subjects...

Lem has perhaps the widest repute and following of any non-English language science fiction author. Personally Ihave only read a couple of his books, Solaris and Roadside Picnic and those decades ago. His better known works verge on the philisophical and are widely thought tocomment on human...

First let’s get the translation straight; Wikipedia states there is only one English translation, by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox, and that this is actually a translation of the French translation and, further, that Lem himself, who read English fluently, repeatedly voiced his disappointed in...

Can't find spoilers for this online. What does the guy discover on the moon before he gets his involuntary brain surgery?

I think I remember this from a Stanislaw Lem short story (or could it have been an extended "quote" from one of his imaginary book reviews?). I can't find mention of it on the net though. I also have a feeling it was one of his books involving Ijon Tichy, but as with any of these remembered...

Perhaps this isn't the right spot for this thread, but for those who don't live in the selected countries there is a great Google animation honouring Stanislaw Lem. www.google.co.uk Oh yeah, after the 23rd you can find it at www.google.com/logos/

I read this short book about 30 years ago. As I recall, it is about an astronaut who lands onto earth in the future. Society is focused on being in harmony with nature, and has moved away from advanced technology, particularly nuclear technology. They have an awesome recycling capability...

Stanislaw Lem is no more. Author of "Solaris" etc. has died at the age of 84. There is a article about it in the Washington Post.

Stanislaw Lem, Writer Born: 12 September 1921 Birthplace: Lwów, Poland (now Lvov, Ukraine) Best Known As: The author of Solaris Polish writer Stanislaw Lem is a world famous science fiction author whose books include Eden (1959) and Solaris (1961). Born and raised in Lwów, Poland (now Lvov...

I sat down in a cubicle at school and in the corner of the desk was a book by Stanislaw Lem...from reading the back I realized that he is a science fiction writer...a rather good one too. So...what do you know about him?

...anyone read this guy?.. the only polish sci-fi i've ever come across...some of his books are kind of wacky with a lot of fun with word sounds(even though i can't read it in the original polish, great translators) ...that george cloony flick(which i have'nt seen) 'solaris' is based on one...