Lem's Universe Cyfrant 2013
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Lem's Universe | |
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Author(s) | Jerzy Jarzębski |
Original title | Wszechświat Lema |
Cover artist | Anna Maria Suchodolska |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Publisher | Cyfrant |
Publication date | 2013 |
Media type | e-book |
Pages | 220 |
ISBN | 978-83-63471-20-0 |
A choice of essays dedicated to fundamental topics present in Lem's works. The book extensively discusses the following:
- political aspects of science fiction
- axiology: chance and values
- history of reason
- contact with the alien
- criticism of modern civilization
- relation of natural to artificial
- problem of reading the world
- evolution of Lem's worlds
"Lem's works create a powerful network of interrelated themes, images and texts. Initially concentrating on a specific fragment we move to ever wider shots that, finally, aspire to take the Whole ..." (a fragment of the introduction)