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Solaris
Stanislaw Lem ISBN 9788020409980
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Stanislaw Lem ISBN 9788020409980
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This book by Stanislaw Lem came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Michael Levin. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
The cult-classic by Stanislaw Lem that spawned the movie is now available for your Kindle! Until now the only English edition was a 1970 version, which was translated from French and which Lem himself described as a "poor translation." This wonderful new English translation (by Bill Johnston) of Lem's classic Solaris is a must-have for fans of Lem's classic novel. Telling of humanity's encounter with an alien intelligence on the planet Solaris, the 1961 novel is a cult classic, exploring the ultimate futility of attempting to communicate with extra-terrestrial life.
“One particular author that I love is Lem. Stanislav Lem. Oh, he's amazing. Solaris was his”— Michael Levin
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