Solaris

Author: Stanislaw Lem

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9780571219728
  • : Allen & Unwin
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  • : 31 January 2003
  • : 198mm X 126mm X 14mm
  • : United Kingdom
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Description

A psychologist arrives at a research space station called Prometheus, his mission to ascertain whether research into the mysterious planet of Solaris should be terminated. He finds Prometheus all but deserted, its straggling crew seemingly haunted by hallucinations of figures from their pasts.

Author description

Born in 1921 in Lvov, Poland, Stanislaw Lem is the prolific and versatile author of novels, short stories, literary criticism, philosophy, parodies and screenplays. Lem is the recipient of many literary awards, most notably the State Prize for Literature in Poland (1976) and the Austrian State Award for European Literature (1985).