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The Futurological Congress: Stanislav Lem (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Futurological Congress: Stanislav Lem (Penguin Modern Classics)

by StanislawLem (Author)

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Synopsis

'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' Guardian 'This Room Guaranteed BOMB-FREE. From the Management' Hapless cosmonaut Ijon Tichy has been sent back to earth to attend the Eighth Futurological Congress in smog-bound, overpopulated Costa Rica, holed up with an assortment of scientists in a luxury hotel (fully equipped with tear gas sprinklers in case things get out of hand). But when an unfortunate incident occurs involving a revolution and hallucinogenic drugs in the water supply, Tichy finds himself shot, frozen and thawed out in a future beyond anything he could ever have imagined.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 02 Nov 2017
ISBN 10: 0241312787
ISBN 13: 9780241312780
Book Overview: A funny and frightening vision of an overcrowded future earth, from the science fiction master.

Author Bio
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 The Cyberiad, Mortal Engines, The Star Diaries, The Futurological Congress, Tales of Pirx the Pilot and Solaris.