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Synopsis
Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth. He finds that the earth has changed beyond recognition, filled with human beings who have been medically neutralized. How does an astronaut join a civilization that shuns risk? Translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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About the Author
Stanislaw Lem is the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he is a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and he is the author of numerous works, including Solaris.
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Return from the stars / by Stanis?aw Lem ; translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson
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London : Secker & Warburg, 1980
ISBN 10: 0436244152
ISBN 13: 9780436244155
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 247 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; Fiction in Polish 1919- Translations. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 480436
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Return from the stars / by Stanis?aw Lem ; translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson
Published by
London : Secker & Warburg, 1980
ISBN 10: 0436244152
ISBN 13: 9780436244155
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 247 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; Fiction in Polish 1919- Translations. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 480436
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Return from the Stars
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harcourt, brace jovanovich, 1980
ISBN 10: 0436244152
ISBN 13: 9780436244155
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Seller: Books & Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Hardcover first edition in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 2943
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Return from the Stars
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Secker & Warburg, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0436244152
ISBN 13: 9780436244155
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Seller: Fiction First, Congleton, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A fine unread 1st impression in a fine dustwrapper. Translated from the Polish by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. Very light push to the head of the spine else the book is as new. Originally published in Polish in 1961. Seller Inventory # 010097