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Pirx is an astronaut and his adventures are recounted in this novel. The author also wrote "The Star Diaries".
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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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- PublisherMandarin
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0749304707
- ISBN 13 9780749304706
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages30
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More Tales Of Pirx The Pilot
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Octopus / Mandarin
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0749304707
ISBN 13: 9780749304706
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Book Description Paperback: 7¾" x 5". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: Luis Rey (illustrator). 1990 Edition. © 1982: A collection of 5 short stories by Stanislaw Lem. 1st printing of 1990 edition. Translated by Louis Iribarne & Michael Kandel:- Contents: Pirx's Tale / The Accident / The Hunt / The Inquest / Ananke:- Synopsis: Cruising the cosmos. Gone are the romantic pioneering days of space travel. So small wonder that Commander Pirx, now a senior astronaut on those long intergalactic trips which can drag on for a year at full thrust, sometimes turns to sci-fi for kicks. But Pirx, for all his expertise, can still be disconcerted by the faint interface between humanity and technology - especially when his ship is struck down by mumps rather than meteorites, the crew is infiltrated by imposters, and robots begin to show alarmingly human characteristics like being nosy or climbing mountains:- Review(s): "One of the great stylists of contemporary SF. 'More Tales Of Pirx The Pilot' amply demonstrates Lem's ability to marry sharp characterisation with convincing technological detail in a vision of a spacegoing future" - City Limits / "Fable-turning of the wittiest absorbing kind" - The Times / "His best stuff is right up there with Borges and Calvino" - San Francisco Chronicle:- (original cost £4.99). Seller Inventory # 20.051.00068
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