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Stanislaw Lem (1921 – )
Nationality: Polish | Periods: Polish |
leading Polish science fiction author; literary critic
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Criticism about Stanislaw Lem
- Filling the Void: Verne, Wells, and Lem
- http://JV.Gilead.org.il/sfs/rose.art.html
- “Concerned with the human in relation to the non-human, SF could only emerge in thecontext of a culture that articulates crucial aspects of its experience in those terms.Moreover, because it represents a secular transformation of religious concerns, SF couldonly emerge in a context in which the claims of traditional religion were still felt but inwhich belief was at best problematic.”
- Contains: Criticism
- Author: Mark Rose
- From: Science-Fiction Studies Vol. 8 no. 24; p. 121-142; July 1981
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- Stanislaw Lem: The Problem of Communication
- http://mars.superlink.net/neptune/Lem.html
- “Since ideas are about reality, in some way or other, it is natural to ask what Lem’s storiestell us about the world as he sees it, or as he wants us to see it. This can be unfolded intomany questions. How does he see reality on a basic level � as knowable or unknowable, as a place where people (even nonhuman people!) can succeed in their efforts, etc.? How do people come to know this reality � through faith or trances or scientific experiments oreveryday experiences? How should they live, both as individuals and in society? SinceLem also deals with political themes, we might also ask: Is there an antagonism betweenpeople and the society they live in? If there is, is it avoidable or necessary?”
- Contains: Criticism
- Author: Daniel Ust
- From: 1999
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Biographical sites about Stanislaw Lem
- The Scriptorium: Stanislaw Lem
- http://www.TheModernWord.com/scriptorium/barthelme.html
- Biographical overview of Lem. Also links to several other Lem sites. Part of the excellent literary site, The Modern Word.
- Contains: Sketch, Commentary, Webliography
- Author: Nathan M. Powers
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Other sites about Stanislaw Lem
- An Interview with Stanislaw Lem
- http://www.reocities.com/CapitolHill/2594/lem.html
- Translated into English.
- Contains: Interview,
- Author: Wojciech Orlinski
- From: Wiadomasci Kulturalne
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- The Spearhead of Cognition
- http://www.eff.org/Misc/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/Catscan_columns/catscan.02
- “Satirical commentary on Stanislaw Lem’s introduction to western science fiction.”
- Contains: Commentary
- Author: Bruce Sterling
- From: Catscan 2
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- Stanislaw Lem Bibliography
- http://www.rpi.edu/~sofkam/lem/index.html
- “Stanislaw Lem is a polish science fiction writer known for his satire, humor, and frequently irreverent reflections of society. This page a work in progress.”
- Contains: Bibliography
- Author: Mike Sofka
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- VITRIFAX: The writing of Stanislaw Lem
- http://world.std.com/~mmcirvin/vitrifax.html
- “Here, my primary purpose is to provide highly subjective capsule reviews of nearly all of Lem’s work that has been translated into English.”
- Contains: Commentary
- Author: Matt McIrvin
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