Solaris
first publication date: 1961
genre: psychological novel, hard science fiction, planetary romance, science fiction, philosophical fiction, metaphysical science fiction
original title: Solaris
original language: Polish
narrative location: Solaris
characters: Kris Kelvin, Sartorius, Harey, Snaut
Solaris is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It follows a crew of scientists on a research station as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the titular alien planet. The novel is one of Lem's best-known works.The book has been adapted numerous times for film, radio, and theater. Prominent film adaptations include Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 version and Steven Soderbergh's 2002 version, although Lem later remarked that none of these films reflected the book's thematic emphasis on the limitations of human rationality. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions
18- ISBN-13: 978-0-571-16215-4
- date of publication: 2016-03-03ISBN-13: 978-0-571-31157-6
- date of publication: 1987ISBN-13: 978-0-15-602760-1
- date of publication: 1987-05-15ISBN-13: 978-0-15-683750-7
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