Solaris
Published on 3. June 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-0-571-16215-4 (ISBN)
Description
When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean he confronts an unconscious memory of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet are plagued with their own memories and scientists think the ocean may be a brain that creates these memories.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
151 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-16215-4 (9780571162154)
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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).