Lemography: Stanislaw Lem in the Eyes of the World (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies): 49 - Softcover

Peter Swirski

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789620538 ISBN 13: 9781789620535

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Lemography is a unique collection of critical essays on Stanislaw Lem, writer and philosopher. Its aim is to introduce aspects of his work hitherto unknown or neglected by scholarship and evaluate his influence on twentieth-century literature and culture-and beyond. The book's uniqueness is enhanced by the global makeup of the contributors who hail from Canada, United States, Great Britain, Germany, Croatia, Poland, Sweden and Finland. In all cases, these are scholars and translators who for many years have pursued, and in some cases defined, Lem scholarship. Rather than study Lem as a science fiction writer, each essay commands a wider sphere of reference in order to appraise Lem's literary and philosophical contributions. Each focuses on a different novel (or set of novels) from the writer's opus, examining them critically. Between them, the essays cover virtually all phases of Lem's multidimensional career, ensuring comprehensive coverage.

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About the Author

Peter Swirski is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Literature at Sun Yat-sen University. Waclaw M. Osadnik is Professor of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

Edition details

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789620538
• ISBN 13: 9781789620535
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Peter Swirski, Waclaw M. Osadnik