A k?nyv k?t r?szb?l ?ll. Az els? r?sz n?pmeseszer? kisz?l?sokkal teli „tanuls?gos mes?kre” hasonl?t, m?g a m?sodik r?sz Trurl ?s Klapanciusz, a k?t tud?s m?rn?k verseng?s?r?l ?s tal?lm?nyaikr?l, kalandjaikr?l sz?l Stanislaw Lem ut?nozhatatlan st?lus?ban. Lem humora kit?n?, mik?zben novell?i filoz?fiai m?lys?geket j?rnak be k?nnyed hangv?tellel. Lem a klasszikus ?rtelemben vett sci-fi szab?lyait f?lret?ve kalandozik az id?ben, hihetetlen lelem?nyess?ggel ?tv?zve a r?gm?lt id?k ?let?nek napi eszk?zeit a t?voli j?v? technikai v?vm?nyaival, ?s ?gy ?rdekes matematikai, fizikai fogalmak f?szerezte t?rt?netekben sz?rakozhatunk a kardot forgat? robotok nagyon is emberi t?rt?netein.A m? keletkez?si idej?t figyelembe v?ve kijelenthet?, hogy az ?r? filoz?fiai alapgondolatai ?r?k ?rv?nyess?ggel b?rnak: megmutatja, hogy az id?k ?s a d?szletek v?ltoznak ugyan, maga az Ember azonban nem.
Kongres futurologiczny – d?ugie opowiadanie fantastyczno-naukowe Stanis?awa Lema opublikowane w 1971 roku w zbiorze opowiada? Bezsenno??, wpisuj?ce si? w cykl Dziennik?w gwiazdowych. G??wnym bohaterem, a zarazem narratorem, jest gwiezdny podr??nik Ijon Tichy – posta? ??cz?ca wszystkie utwory cyklu.To jedna z najbardziej brawurowo opowiedzianych przyg?d Ijona Tichego. Zaproszony na zjazd futorolog?w we wstrz?sanej rewolucj? latynoameryka?skiej republice, Tichy przenosi si? na koniec w ?wiat, gdzie w groteskowym splocie zrealizowa?y si? naraz - utopijna i antyutopijna wersja historii przysz?o?ci. Kpina z futorologii podszyta jest - jak zawsze u Lema - refleksj? na serio o sk?onno?ci cz?owieka do "rozbratu z rzeczywisto?ci?".
Die Kyberiade (Originaltitel Cyberiada) ist ein Zyklus von f?nfzehn Erz?hlungen des polnischen Autors Stanis?aw Lem, die vom Ende der 1950er bis zum Anfang der 1970er Jahre entstanden. Die Erz?hlungen der Kyberiade spielen in einem zuk?nftigen, kybernetischen Zeitalter. In eigent?mlicher Verbindung der literarischen Gattungen M?rchen und Science Fiction werden die abenteuerlichen Taten und Reisen des Konstrukteurduos und in einem vorwiegend von Robotern bev?lkerten Kosmos geschildert. Die zentralen Themen der in einem heroisch-komischen Ton gehaltenen philosophischen Fabeln sind die Auseinandersetzung und die Vermischung von Ethik und Technik sowie das Scheitern eines damit verbundenen ...
Jest to kr?ciutkie opowiadanko bardzo wyr??niaj?ce si? na tle tw?rczo?ci Lema. Po pierwsze g??wn? postaci? jest istota p?ci ?e?skiej. Po drugie j?zyk jest niezwykle wyrafinowany, kunsztowny, stylizowany na dawne czasy (ale bez przesady z t? ostatni? cech?), z d?ugimi zdaniami. Po trzecie jest to bardzo nietypowe science — fiction. Brak w nim w zasadzie elementu science, a tym samym opis?w technicznych wynalazk?w ani zagadnie? z zakresu fizyki czy astronomii. Po czwarte fabu?a umiejscowiona jest… na dworze kr?lewskim. Przypomina?o mi to XVII wiek tak na oko. Po pi?te pomys? jest kosmiczny, wielce oryginalny, wr?cz osza?amiaj?cy. Po sz?ste — zako?czenie, takie nieoczekiwane. To wszystko przyczynia si? do gonitwy my?li i coraz bardziej opadaj?cej szcz?ki czytaj?cego…
The pieces in this book — the two Voyages of Ijon Tichy, his reminiscences, his open letter — all appeared in the 1971 Polish edition of (The Star Diaries) but were not included in the British and American editions titled The Star Diaries and published in 1976. The present book, in effect, constitutes the second volume of Lem’s work of that name.
In this bold and controversial examination of the past, present, and future of science fiction, internationally acclaimed grand master Stanislaw Lem informs the raging debate over the literary merit of the genre with ten arch, incisive, provocative essays. Lem believes that science fiction should attempt to discover what hasn’t been thought or done before. Too often, says Lem, science fiction resorts to well-worn patterns of primitive adventure literature, plays empty games with the tired devices of time travel and robots, and is oblivious to cultural and intellectual values. An expert examination of the scientific and literary premises of his own and other writers’ work, this collection is quintessential Lem.
Commander Pirx, who drives space vehicles for a living in the galaxy of the future, here faces a new series of intriguing adventures in which robots demonstrate some alarmingly human characteristics.Five more tales featuring Pirx — a bumbling rookie in the original (1979), now a seasoned and level-headed (but coolly cerebral) space jockey. The first three pieces are short, ironic, and somewhat thin on ideas: Pirx fails to intercept a drifting alien hulk thanks to a shipboard comedy of errors; he searches for a robot that has inexplicably cut loose to go mountain climbing; and he survives a close ...
These fourteen science fiction stories reveal Lem’s fascination with artificial intelligence and demonstrate just how surprisingly human sentient machines can be.“Astonishing is not too strong a word for these tales”(Wall Street Journal). Translated and with an Introduction by Michael Kandel.
Stanislavas Lemas gim? Lvovo mieste, tuo metu priklausiam Lenkijai (dabar — Ukrainai), Sabinos Woller ir Samuelio Lemo ?eimoje. Lemas buvo ?yd? kilm?s, ta?iau auginamas kaip katalikas, o v?liau save laik? ateistu. Lvovo universitete 1939–1941 m. studijavo medicin?. Per Antr?j? pasaulin? kar? ir naci? okupacij? Lemas i?veng? persekiojimo d?l savo kilm?s, nes tur?jo netikrus dokumentus. 1946 m. Stanislavas Lemas persik?l? i? Soviet? S?jungos okupuotos teritorijos ? Krokuv? ir t?s? medicinos studijas Jogailos universitete. Kad i?vengt? karo gydytojo tarnybos, Lemas nelaik? baigiam?j? egzamin?, tod?l tik gavo pa?ym?jim?, kad studijas ...
Pilot Pirx is an astronaut, a fresh-faced physical powerhouse, but no genius. His superiors send him on the most dangerous missions, either because he is expendable, or because they trust his bumbling ability to survive in almost any habitat or dilemma. Follow Pirx now through a world of hyper-technology and super-psychology from his early days as a hopelessly inept cadet soloing with a pair of sex-crazed horseflies… to a farside moon station built by bickering madmen… to a chase through space after a deadly sphere of light… to an encounter with a mossy old robot whose programming has slipped.
In three scathingly humorous reviews of not-yet-written books, Stanislaw Lem brings us insights into the life of the 21st century. “One Human Minute” summarizes the activities of every person on earth during a single minute. “The Upside-Down Evolution” depicts a battlefield devoid of human activity, where synthetic bugs—synsects—vie for supremacy. “The World as Cataclysm” unfolds the universe as a crooked roulette wheel, where cosmic catastrophe prevails over orderly evolution. All reflect the speculative imagination and dark humor that have made Lem a grand master of the science fiction genre."It is exhilarating to watch Lem building his argument… a splendid performance by a powerful mind."— Robert Silverberg,
Bohaterem dziesi?ciu opowiada? sk?adaj?cych si? na t? klasyk? nurtu science fiction jest Pirx — pocz?tkowo astronauta-kadet, p??niej pilot, nawigator, komandor. W kolejnych historiach obserwujemy kolejne etapy jego kariery.
„Dobr? kn??ky jsou v?dycky pravdiv?, i kdyby se v nich psalo o v?cech, kter? se nikdy nestaly a ani nestanou,“ ??k? v jedn? pov?dce pilot Pirx. Plat? to vlemi p?esn? i o Lemov?ch pr?z?ch z oblasti science fiction. Lem zde l??? lety do kosmu, cesty na nezn?m? planety, d?mysln? stroje a roboty, to, co se – mo?n? – jednou stane b??nou sou??st? lidsk?ho sv?ta, ale co – mo?n? – bude nav?dy pat?it jenom do ???e fantazie. Lem ne?in? ov?em z technick?ch podrobnost? ...
