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Stanislaw Lem
Books and Stories
Stanislaw Lem (b. 1921) is a Polish writer known for his satiric, philosophical and science fictional works. His studies of medicine were interrupted by WWII; he worked as a car mechanic and welder, and was a member of the resistance against the Nazis. Highly critical of American pulp sci-fi literature, he considers his own work to be more mainstream literature. His books have sold over 27 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages, making him one of the most widely read sf authors.Select a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:
Dialogues, Not Known, 1957
One Human Minute, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984
Return from the Stars, Not known, 1961
Summa Technologiae, Not Known, 1964
The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age, Harcourt Brace, 1965
The Futurological Congress, Seabury Press, 1974
The Invincible, Poland, 1954
The Magellanic Cloud, Not Known, 1955
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