Stanislav Lem
Stanisław Herman Lem (
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Stanisław Lem | |
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 Stanisław Lem and toy cosmonaut in 1966 | |
| Born | 12 September 1921 Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 27 March 2006 (aged 84) Kraków, Poland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Period | 1946–2005 |
| Genre | Science fiction, philosophy, satire |
| Spouse | Barbara Lesniak (1953–2006; his death; 1 child)[1] |
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Lem is perhaps best known for his novel Solaris. This novel was published in 1961. It is set into the future. Humans have discovered what they think is intelligent life in space. They want to talk to the alien life form. The only problem they have is that the life form is the size of a planet. It is an ocean. This book has also been made into a film by Andrei Tarkowski in 1972. Steven Soderbergh made another film of the book in 2002.
Lem won various prizes for his novels.
References
- ↑ "Stanislaw Lem - Obituaries - News". The Independent. 2006-03-31. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
Other websites
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