More Tales of Pirx the Pilot - Hardcover

Lem, Stanislaw

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9780151621385: More Tales of Pirx the Pilot

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151621381 ISBN 13: 9780151621385

Publisher: Harcourt, 1982

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In a collection of four short stories, Pirx, a bumbling space patrol pilot, contends with some surprisingly human robots and survives an epidemic of mumps that hits the crew of a scrap-collecting spaceship

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"Lem has richly imagined the technology of the future, not merely in technical terms, but also in terms of how it will affect our everyday lives and our everyday view of ourselves". -- Philadelphia Inquirer

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Commander Pirx, who drives space vehicles for a living in the galaxy of the future, here faces a new series of intriguing adventures in which robots demonstrate some alarmingly human characteristics. On one interplanetary trip, a robot actually shows curiosity and even generosity; on another, a robot is lured to try mountain climbing. The two longest stories are puzzles in which the mysteries of artificial intelligence are explored. Pirx wrestles every step of the way with his mixed feelings about robots, which make him increasingly suspicious and apprehensive. Lem writes of the cold and aloof technology of the future with deep humanity and high lyricism.

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