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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))