Stanisław Lem
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- September 12, 1921
- Died
- March 27, 2006 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Lwów, lwowskie, Polska (obecnie Ukraina)
Biography
Stanisław Lem (September 12, 1921 – March 27, 2006) 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.
Known For
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Filmography
Commander Pirx
Movie · Novel
The Inquest of Pilot Pirx
Movie · Novel
Cosmogonic
Movie · Short Story
Room
Movie · Short Story
His Master's Voice
Movie · Novel
Una investigación interrumpida de R
Movie · Novel
The Advisors of King Hydrops
Movie · Short Story
The Congress
Movie · Novel
The Abramović Method Practiced by Lady Gaga & Marathon Reading of Stanislaw Lem's "Solaris"
Movie · Original Story
Golem
Movie · Writer
Maska
Movie · Short Story
1
Movie · Author
Return
Movie · Novel
Revisiting Solaris
Movie · Writer
Solaris
Movie · Novel
Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot
TV · Writer · 14 eps
Solaris
Movie · Novel
Layer Cake
Movie · Screenplay, Author
Return from the Stars
TV · Writer · 6 eps
From the Diaries of Ijon Tichy: A Voyage to Interopia
Movie · Short Story
Hospital of the Transfiguration
Movie · Novel
Professor Tarantoga und sein seltsamer Gast
Movie · Novel
Pilot Pirx's Inquest
Movie · Novel
The Faithful Robot
Movie · Book, Novel
Trurl's Machine
Movie · Short Story
The Investigation
Movie · Novel
Adventures of Captain Pirx
TV · Novel · 5 eps
Lemmi and the Bookworms
TV · Story · 1 ep
Solaris
Movie · Novel
Profesor Zazul
Movie · Short Story
Roly Poly
Movie · Screenplay
Test
Movie · Author
Solaris
Movie · Novel
The Friend
Movie · Short Story
Faithful Robot
Movie · Theatre Play
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?
Movie · Short Story
Ikarie XB 1
Movie · Novel
Trap
Movie · Writer
Space Travel
Movie · Writer
The Silent Star
Movie · Novel