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Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth. He finds that the earth has changed beyond recognition, filled with human beings who have been medically neutralized. How does an astronaut join a civilization that shuns risk? Translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Stanislaw Lem is the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he is a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and he is the author of numerous works, including Solaris.
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- PublisherMandarin
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 074930488X
- ISBN 13 9780749304881
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages247
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Colour illustrated paperback binding with black and pink coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. When astronaut Hal Bregg returns back to Earth after a 10 year journey he barely recognises what he encounters. For though only 10 years have elapsed in his life, 120 years have passed on earth and the world as he knew it is long gone. "Once the pioneer of his own generation, Bregg now feels like an Neanderthal man. Civilisation has gone soft: medically denatured in early childhood, pampered by robots, entertained with illusions and entirely unconcerned with the worlds of learning or beyond, human beings idly pursue youth, ease and trivialities."  from rear panel blurb. A little rubbing of the book edges and panels, sunning to the has also occurred. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 4 - 247, [5  of which three are further titles from author] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 074930488X. ISBN/EAN: 9780749304881. Inventory No: 0130514. Seller Inventory # 0130514
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