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| LEMISTRY. A Celebration of Stanislaw Lem | |
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| Date(s) | 2011-09-09 |
| Begins | 18:30 |
| Ends | 20:00 |
| Location(s) | British Library |
| Participants | John Gray, Toby Litt, Wojciech Orliński, Ari Folman, The Brothers Quay. Chaired by Rosie Goldsmith |
| Organizer | British Library and the Polish Cultural Institute in London |
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| http://www.polishculture.org.uk | |
A truly great European writer, Stanislaw Lem (1911-2006) transcends both Polish literature and his chosen form of science fiction. Best known for his twice-filmed novel Solaris, he was a virtuoso storyteller who packed his writing with philosophy, comedy, and allegory.