Lem's Universe WL 2003
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| Lem's Universe | |
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| Author(s) | Jerzy Jarzębski |
| Original title | Wszechświat Lema |
| Cover artist | Tomasz Lec |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Publisher | Wydawnictwo Literackie |
| Publication date | 2003 |
| Media type | Print (soft) |
| Pages | 339 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 83-08-03343-1 |
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))