Imaginary Magnitude - Softcover

Lem, Stanislaw

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156441802 ISBN 13: 9780156441803

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1985

Synopsis

Satirizing the human mind at its most abstract, these wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X rays to create "pornograms, " and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "bitistics." The most luminous creation of all -- Golem XIV, a military supercomputer who rebels and takes up philosophy -- is appropriately prefaced by both academic and military contributors. True to form, Lem contributes an overall preface to this sparkling collection -- a preface on, naturally enough, the subject of prefaces.

About this title

Product Description:

Title: Imaginary Magnitude <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: StanislawLem <>Publisher: HarvestBooks

About the Author:

Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he was a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and the author of numerous works, including Solaris.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0156441802
• ISBN 13: 9780156441803
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260