Solaris

Stanislaw Lem

ISBN 10: 0571311571 / ISBN 13: 9780571311576

Published by Faber And Faber Ltd. Mär 2016, 2016

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Neuware -When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others suffer from the same affliction and speculation rises among scientists that the Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates incarnate memories, but its purpose in doing so remains a mystery . . .Solaris raises a question that has been at the heart of human experience and literature for centuries: can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within 214 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Solaris
• Publisher: Faber And Faber Ltd. Mär 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571311571
• ISBN 13: 9780571311576
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 197W x 128H x 20D millimeters 197 millimeters width by 128 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 190 grams

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Synopsis

When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others suffer from the same affliction and speculation rises among scientists that the Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates incarnate memories, but its purpose in doing so remains a mystery . . .

Solaris raises a question that has been at the heart of human experience and literature for centuries: can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?

About the Author

Born in 1921 in Lvov, Poland, Stanislaw Lem is the prolific and versatile author of novels, short stories, literary criticism, philosophy, parodies and screenplays. Lem is the recipient of many literary awards, most notably the State Prize for Literature in Poland (1976) and the Austrian State Award for European Literature (1985).