Stanisław Lem
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Stanisław Lem was a Polish science fiction author, philosopher, and futurologist who lived from 1921 to 2006 and trained as a medical doctor. His work matters because he used imaginative science fiction narratives to explore philosophical questions about humanity, technology, and consciousness, making him one of the most influential thinkers in the genre.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 12 September 1921
- Died
- 27 March 2006
- Works
- 262
Top works
- Dzienniki gwiazdowe
- Powrót
- Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
- Solaris
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Writing · Lwów, lwowskie, Polska (obecnie Ukraina)
Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer of science fiction, philosophy and satire. He was named a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. He is perhaps best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris, which has been made into a feature film three times. In 1976, Theodore Sturgeon claimed that Lem was the most…
Known for
- Stanisław Lem: Autor Solaris — Self - Writer (archive footage)2016
- Poles Poles2003
- Bartoszewski1998
- Stanislaw Lem: Science and Fiction — Self1990
- Moment — Himself
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Stanisław Herman Lem ( Polish: [staˈɲiswaf ˈlɛm] ; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into more than 50 languages and have sold more than 45 million copies. Worldwide, he is best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris. In 1976, Theodore Sturgeon wrote that Lem was the most widely read science fiction writer in the world.
Lem was the author of the fundamental philosophical work Summa Technologiae, in which he anticipated the creation of virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and also developed the ideas of human autoevolution, the creation of artificial worlds, and many others. Lem's science fiction works explore philosophical themes through speculations on technology, the nature of intelligence, the impossibility of communication with and understanding of alien intelligence, despair about human limitations, and humanity's place in the universe. His essays and philosophical books cover these and many other topics. Translating his works is difficult due to Lem's elaborate neologisms and idiomatic wordplay.