At the outset of this tale, mankind has indeed managed to bring about peace on earth, but there’s a problem, and the redoubtable space adventurer Ijon Tichy (who figures into a number of Lem’s earlier writings) has been brought in to solve it. The major powers of Earth have realized that weapons ...
Memoirs of a Space Traveler is the second book in a row I have read by Lem. The first, Pirx the Pilot, was good. This one is a classic and a revelation.In it, Ijon Tichy recounts his numerous adventures, including trips to other planets, encounters with mad scientists and their terrible inventi...
Um destes dias tenho de procurar uma biografia ou estudo literário sobre a obra deste singular escritor polaco de Ficção Científica. Gostaria de perceber se o que dele se conta é real. Se a historia, provavelmente apócrifa, de Lem ser um escritor apaixonado pela FC anglo-americana que impedido de...