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Stanisław Lem

Stanisław Lem

Born 12 September 1921 · Died 27 March 2006

From Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine · Nationality: Poland · Writes fiction and nonfiction

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Stanisław Herman Lem (ur. 12 lub 13 września 1921 we Lwowie, zm.

Quotes

  • “Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him. Man can serve his age or rebel against it, but the target of his cooperation or rebellion comes to him from outside.”
    Solaris, Chapter 14
  • “The number of one’s possible fantasies is inversely proportional to the amount of one’s liquid assets. For him who has everything dreams are no longer possible.”
    Chapter 4
  • “Futurologists have been multiplying like flies since the day Herman Kahn made Cassandra’s profession “scientific,” yet somehow not one of them has come out with the clear statement that we have wholly abandoned ourselves to the mercy of technological progress.”
    His Master's Voice, Chapter 11
  • “Everything is explicable in the terms of the behavior of a small child.”
    Solaris, Chapter 14
  • “One day Trurl the constructor put together a machine that could build anything beginning with the letter ‘n’.”
    The Cyberiad

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Stanisław Lem in order

Books by Stanisław Lem in the order they were published, from Memoirs of a Space Traveler (1957) to El invencible (2021).

  1. 1Memoirs of a Space TravelerMemoirs of a Space Traveler1957
  2. 2EdenEden1959
  3. 3Memoirs Found in a BathtubMemoirs Found in a Bathtub1961
  4. 4Return from the StarsReturn from the Stars1961
  5. 5SolarisSolaris1961
  6. 6Summa TechnologiaeSumma Technologiae1964
  7. 7The InvincibleThe Invincible1964
  8. 8The CyberiadThe Cyberiad1965
  9. 9Wysoki ZamekWysoki Zamek1966
  10. 10His Master’s VoiceHis Master’s Voice1968
  11. 11More Tales of Pirx the PilotMore Tales of Pirx the Pilot1968
  12. 12Tales of Pirx the PilotTales of Pirx the Pilot1968
    What's in it (5)
  13. 13A Perfect VacuumA Perfect Vacuum1971
  14. 14The Futurological CongressThe Futurological Congress1974
  15. 15Hospital of the TransfigurationHospital of the Transfiguration1975
  16. 16The Chain of ChanceThe Chain of Chance1976
  17. 17Mortal EnginesMortal Engines1977
    What's in it (14)
  18. 18Imaginary MagnitudeImaginary Magnitude1984
  19. 19MicroworldsMicroworlds1984
  20. 20One Human MinuteOne Human Minute1986
  21. 21Peace on EarthPeace on Earth1986
  22. 22FiascoFiasco1987
  23. 23HighcastleHighcastle1995
  24. 24El invencibleEl invencible2021

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