Stanisław Lem

Return from the Stars is a science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. Written in 1961, it revolves around the story of a cosmonaut returning to his homeworld, Earth, and finding it a completely different place than when he left. The novel touches among the ideas of alienation, culture shock and dystopias. …

The Investigation is a science fiction/detective novel by the Polish writer Stanisław Lem, published in 1959. The novel is set in a typically foggy London. A young Scotland Yard lieutenant is charged to investigate the mysterious disappearance of corpses from London morgues. The only "explanation" is an abstruse …

Solaris on Stanisław Lemin psykologinen tieteisromaani vuodelta 1961. Solaris on vaikuttanut suuresti tieteisfantasian kehitykseen ja saanut runsaasti tunnustusta. Teos on käännetty usealle kielelle. Kirjan pohjalta on tehty kaksi elokuvaa: Andrei Tarkovskin Solaris ja Steven Soderberghin Solaris. Matti Kannoston …