Imaginary Magnitude: Visionary Sci-Fi Masterwork – Bold Literary Satire by Stanislaw Lem - Softcover

Lem, Stanislaw

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9780156441803: Imaginary Magnitude: Visionary Sci-Fi Masterwork – Bold Literary Satire by Stanislaw Lem
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0156441802 ISBN 13: 9780156441803
Publisher: Harper Voyager, 1985

Synopsis

These wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first-century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create "pornograms," and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "bitistics." "Lem, a science fiction Bach, plays in this book a googleplex of variations on his basic themes" (New York Times Book Review). Translated by Marc E. Heine. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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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.

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Publisher
Harper Voyager
Publication date
1985
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0156441802
ISBN 13 
9780156441803
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
264
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  • 3.97 out of 5 stars
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