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"A fantastic book." --Steven Soderbergh
When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other crews examining the planet are plagued with their own repressed and newly real memories. Could it be, as Solaris scientists speculate, that the ocean may be a massive neural center creating these memories, for a reason no one can identify? Long considered a classic, Solaris asks the question: Can we understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within? "A novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself." --Anne McCaffrey"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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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.
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A fantastic book. Steven Soderbergh
When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other crews examining the planet are plagued with their own repressed and newly real memories. Could it be, as Solaris scientists speculate, that the ocean may be a massive neural center creating these memories, for a reason no one can identify?
Long considered a classic, Solaris asks the question: Can we understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?
A novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself. Anne McCaffrey
Stanislaw Lem (1921 2006) is the author of many works bearing the broad label of science fiction and others ranging in genre and style from satire to philosophy. Lem s books have been translated into forty-one languages and have sold over forty-five million copies.
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Solaris. A Novel. Translated from the French by Joanna Kilmartin und Steve Cox. - (=A Harvest Book).
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Condition: Sehr gut. Auflage: Harvest. 224 (4) Seiten. Sehr guter Zustand. - Der Klassiker der Science-Fiction von Stanislaw Lem bietet ein Leseerlebnis der Extraklasse! PUBCOMMENTS: »eine nach wie vor gewichtige und sehr spannende Lektüre.« Frankenpost. »Dieser Roman ist Lems berühmtestes Buch, ein Klassiker, vielleicht sogar der Klassiker der Science-Fiction-Literatur.« Deggendorf aktuell. »Der Roman Solaris" gilt als Meilenstein der Science-Fiction-Literatur und wurde gerade von Steven Soderbergh neu verfilmt. When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and newly corporeal memories. The Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates these incarnate memories, though its purpose in doing so is unknown, forcing the scientists to shift the focus of their quest and wonder if they can truly understand the universe without first understanding what lies within their hearts. - Stanislaw Lem (* 12. September 1921 in Lemberg, damals Polen; 27. März 2006 in Krakau) war ein polnischer Philosoph, Essayist und Science-Fiction-Autor. . Werk: 1951 wurde sein erster Roman Astronauci (dt. Der Planet des Todes, auch als Die Astronauten bekannt) veröffentlicht. Sein erstgeschriebener Roman Der Mensch vom Mars von 1946 erschien in Buchform erst 1989. 1953 heiratete er Dr. Barbara Lesniak, eine Radiologin. 1982, nachdem in Polen das Kriegsrecht verhängt worden war, verließ Stanislaw Lem sein Heimatland vorübergehend und arbeitete in West-Berlin am Wissenschaftskolleg. Ein Jahr später ging er nach Wien. Dort schrieb er Der Flop und Fiasko und kehrte erst 1988 nach Polen zurück. Stanislaw Lem war Mitglied des polnischen Schriftstellerverbandes, des P.E.N.-Clubs und, seit 1972, des Komitees Polen 2000, das unter der Federführung der polnischen Akademie der Wissenschaften steht. Seit 1994 war er Mitglied der PAU (Polska Akademia Umiejetnosci, deutsch: "Polnische Akademie der Kenntnisse"). Durch seine utopischen Werke erwarb sich Lem den Ruf, einer der größten Schriftsteller in der Geschichte der SF-Literatur zu sein. Seine Kurzgeschichten, Romane und Essays zeichnen sich insbesondere durch überbordenden Ideenreichtum und fantasievolle sprachliche Neuschöpfungen aus, wobei auch die Kritik an der Machbarkeit und dem Verstehen der technischen Entwicklung im Kontext philosophischer Diskurse immer wieder ein zentraler Bestandteil seiner Werke ist. Verlage, die mich in einer mit Science-fiction etikettierten Schublade eingeschlossen haben, taten dies hauptsächlich aus merkantilen und kommerziellen Gründen, denn ich war ein hausbackener und heimwerkelnder Philosoph, der die künftigen technischen Werke der menschlichen Zivilisation vorauszuerkennen versuchte, bis an die Grenzen des von mir genannten Begriffshorizontes." Stanislaw Lems Bücher wurden bisher in 57 Sprachen übersetzt und erreichten eine Auflage von mehr als 45 Millionen.[1] Lem starb nach längerer Krankheit am 27. März 2006 in einer Klinik in Krakau im Alter von 84 Jahren an Herzversagen. Sein Grab befindet sich auf dem Salwator-Friedhof in Krakau. . Aus: wikipedia-Stanis%C5%82aw_Lem Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 221 20,2 x 13,4 x 1,6 cm. Illustrierte Originalbroschur. Seller Inventory # 53177
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "A fantastic book." --Steven Soderbergh When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other crews examining the planet are plagued with their own repressed and newly real memories. Could it be, as Solaris scientists speculate, that the ocean may be a massive neural center creating these memories, for a reason no one can identify? Long considered a classic, Solaris asks the question: Can we understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within? "A novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself." --Anne McCaffrey The first of Lem's novels to be published in America and now considered a classic, "Solaris" raises a question: Can one truly understand the universe without first understanding what lies within? Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780156027601
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