Star Diaries: Further Reminiscences Of Ijon Tichy

Stanislaw Lem

$21.95

Publication Date: June 26th, 1985

Publisher:

Harper Voyager

ISBN:

9780156849050

Pages:

286

Description

Ijon Tichy, Lem's Candide of the Cosmos, encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride. Line drawings by the Author. Translated by Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

About the Author

Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he was a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and the author of numerous works, including Solaris.