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Stanisław Lem

Born: 1921-09-12 in Lwów, lwowskie, Polska (obecnie Ukraina)

Died: 2006-03-27

Known For: Writing

Biography

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 widely read science-fiction writer in the world. His works explore philosophical themes; speculation on technology, the nature of intelligence, the impossibility of mutual communication and understanding, despair about human limitations and humankind's place in the universe. They are sometimes presented as fiction, but others are in the form of essays or philosophical books. Translations of his works are difficult due to passages with elaborate word formation, alien or robotic poetry, and puns. Multiple translated versions of his works exist.

Filmography

2023

2021

  • Room ... (Short Story)

2018

2016

2012

2010

  • Maska ... (Short Story)

2009

  • 1 ... (Author)

2008

2007

2002

1989

1977

1975

1974

1972

1968

1965

1963

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1961

1960