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The Cyberiad - Couverture souple

Lem, Stanislaw

 
9780156027595: The Cyberiad
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0156027593 ISBN 13 : 9780156027595
Editeur : Mariner Books, 2002

Synopsis

A brilliantly crafted collection of stories from celebrated science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem

 

Trurl and Klaupacius are constructor robots who try to out-invent each other. Over the course of their adventures in The Cyberiad, they travel to the far corners of the cosmos to take on freelance problem-solving jobs, with dire consequences for their unsuspecting employers. Playfully written, and ranging from the prophetic to the surreal, these stories demonstrate Stanislaw Lem's vast talent and remarkable ability to blend meaning and magic into a wholly entertaining and captivating work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A brilliantly crafted collection of stories from celebrated science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem

 

Trurl and Klaupacius are constructor robots who try to out-invent each other. Over the course of their adventures in The Cyberiad, they travel to the far corners of the cosmos to take on freelance problem-solving jobs, with dire consequences for their unsuspecting employers. Playfully written, and ranging from the prophetic to the surreal, these stories demonstrate Stanislaw Lem's vast talent and remarkable ability to blend meaning and magic into a wholly entertaining and captivating work.

Biographie de l'auteur

Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was born in Lviv, then part of Poland. He is probably the most original and influential European science-fiction writer since H.G. Wells. Best known in the West for Tarkovsky's film of his novel Solaris, Lem wrote novels and stories that have been published all over the world. He is credited with anticipating in his writing artificial reality, e-books and nano-technology. His most famous works include Solaris, Tales of Pirx the Pilot, the Summa Technologiae and The Futurological Congress.

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Éditeur
Mariner Books
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0156027593
ISBN 13 
9780156027595
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Fossil (Europe) GmbH
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